Joy of Science #4

Match the person to his accomplishments: 1) 2) 3) 4) d b a c Nicholas Copernicus Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler Galileo Galilei a. gifted assistant of Brahe; formulated the three laws of planetary motion b. Danish astronomer invented new instruments that spotted imperfections in previous observations c. Italian scientist who pioneered use of the telescope in astronomy; underwent a famous heresy trial d. Polish astronomer who spent his life proving a sun-centered solar system

Word Bank: a dunce sometimes, tactless and arrogant, charming, zany and unpredictable 5) Even though he was a brillant scientist, Galileo could be a dunce sometimes, tactless and arrogant, charming, zany and unpredictable 6) Aristotle thoght that heavier objects fell faster; Galileo proved him wrong - all objects fall at the same speed. a) True b) False 7) Galileo observed the four moons of Jupiter, which proves that: a) There are four moons of Jupiter b) A planet with rings can also have moons c) A planet can have more than one moon d) Not all celestial objects orbit the earth 8) Galileo proved that the horizontal motion of an object is different that its vertical motion by: a) Observing the sunrise through his telescope b) flying a kite with a key on it c) charting retrograde planetary paths d) firing cannonbals off a cliff