Sir Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was a _____________________.

• mathematician.

• astronomer.

• physicist.

• All of these

Which of the following was not among the things that Newton studied?

• light

• weather

• planetary orbits

• calculus

Legend has it that when Newton saw an apple fall from a tree, he began to think about _____________________.

• the planets.

• the force that would later be called gravity.

• the best way to make apple pie.

• why apples are red.

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Why doesn't gravity cause the moon to fall to the earth?

• The moon is too small.

• The moon is too far away.

• The sun has a stronger pull on the moon than Earth does.

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Why did Newton stop publishing his ideas for a while?

• He hated to write.

• He didn't have time to write.

• He was afraid he would be criticized.

• He was not allowed to publish his ideas.

Isaac Newton was the first scientist to build a _______________.

• telescope.

• telephone.

• microscope.

• microphone.

A prism _____________________________.

• bends light.

• separates light into bands of color.

• Both of these

• Neither of these.

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Isaac Newton is called Sir because _______________________.

• people have great respect for him.

• all English scientists are called Sir.

• he was knighted by the Queen of England.

• he was a professor at Cambridge.

Isaac Newton was able to explain how the universe works by using ________________________.

• light.

• mathematics.

• gravity.

• his religious beliefs.

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Most historians believe that Newton invented __________________.

• fig Newtons.

• apple pie.

• calculus.

• the moon.