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What are two discoveries that Galileo made?
Jupiter's moons, and the sun was the center of the universe.
What important invention helped Galileo?
Telescope
Where was Galileo born?
How many moons did he discover that Jupiter had?
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What was the book called where Galileo wrote down all his observations?
Starry Messenger
Which detail from the supports the idea that the church was concerned about Galileo’s fame?
more and more people celebrated the stars (paragraph 1)
they celebrated Galileo and his discoveries with statues and parades (paragraph 1)
the celebrations became extravaganzas (paragraph 2)
the Church began to worry. Galileo had become too popular (paragraph 2)
the Church began to worry. Galileo had become too popular (paragraph 2)
He was summoned to appear before the highest ruler in the land – the Pope.
What does the word summoned mean?
A could ignore the church and the Pope
B was not required to appear before the Pope
C was expected to appear before the Pope
D could continue to attend events held in his honor
C was expected to appear before the Pope
Name one subject Galileo's studied in school.
Astronomer, mathematician, or philosopher.
(5) The spacecraft had some problems during its mission, so it still sent back a lot of important information and pictures.
What change should be made in sentence 5?
A Change its to it’s
B Delete the comma
C Change so to but
D Change of to off
C Change so to but
3 Was he ever! Galileo loved trying to figure out how the world and the things in it worked. That very night he leaped into the project with gusto.
What does the word gusto mean?
A Uninterested
B Suspicion
C Enjoyment
D Caution
C Enjoyment
What does the trial of Galileo tell us about the time that he lived in? Specifically about the Church.
Church had a lot of power and everyone believed them.
How long did it take for Galileo’s name to be cleared by the Church?
300 years later in 1992
How was Galileo punished?
He was put on house arrest for the rest of his life.
Why was the Church mad at Galileo?
He made discoveries supporting the Copernican Theory and made claims that go against the beliefs of the Church.
What Galileo saw astonished him. The moon was not perfectly smooth, as it appeared to the naked eye.
What does the word astonished mean?
A unimpressed
B concerned
C amazed
D puzzled
C amazed
Then one man looked at the sky and wondered: “What if things are not as everybody believes them to be? Maybe the earth and the other planets move around the sun.” He wrote down his observations, but he did not talk about them, and he did not publish them for a long, long time. He knew he could not prove they were true. It would take someone else to do that…
Why did the author include this information?
A To describe an activity that people in Italy enjoyed
B To explain that other people wondered about the sky before Galileo
C To inform the reader about how the earth moves arounds the sun
D To persuade the reader to observe the sky and make observations
B. To explain that other people wondered about the sky before Galileo.
CAUSE Galileo wasn’t satisfied with his spyglass and created a new telescope that was more powerful.
What is the EFFECT?
A Galileo observed the moon and wasn’t able to see anything.
B Galileo observed the moon and was disappointed by what he saw.
C Galileo observed the moon and learned new things about it.
D Galileo broke the telescope and stopped studying the sky.
C Galileo observed the moon and learned new things about it.
What does the author want the reader to understand about Galileo?
The author wants the reader to understand that...
The author wants the reader to understand that Galileo was admired and entertaining. People thought he was a “star” or someone who was famous and popular.
Read this sentence from paragraph 4.
The spyglass would be quite useful for spotting enemies, making it hard for anyone to launch a sneak attack.
The reader can infer that the rulers planned on using the spyglass to –
A help protect the people of Venice
B travel around the world
C learn how to invent other things
D teach soldiers about the sky
A help protect the people of Venice