Isaac Newton & What is Physics Quiz

Who was Isaac Newton?

• An English teacher, philosopher, and biologist.

• An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author.

• A French chemist, astronomer, and researcher.

• A theoretical physicist who worked with Albert Einstein and discovered e=mc2

Physics answers which question?

• Where

• When

• Why

• How

What does physics look at?

• Looks at how things happen, the reason things happen, and explains it.

• Looks at how chemistry and biology and math work.

• Looks at how things connect in the universe using chemistry

• Looks at how things happen using all the sciences.

What is the ultimate goal of physics?

• To understand molecules.

• To understand math.

• To understand the universe around us.

• To understand how the sciences work.

What does physics argue?

• There must be fundamental rules to help us understand how math works.

• There must be fundamental rules to help us answer the why and what questions of the universe.

• There must be fundamental rules that govern how physics works to answer the what.

• There must be fundamental rules that govern everything around us.

What physicist's do in simple terms?

• It is science

• It is applied mathematics

• Physicist's solve complex problems using physics.

• It is applied biology

Math class teaches

• 1) Math teaches calculations

  2)Doesn't happen in real life

• 1) What equations are

  2) How to solve Equations

  NOT linked to physics

• 1) What the tools are

  2) How to use them

  NOT what to do with them.

• 1) Math tools

  2) How to apply math skills to math.

What did Isaac Newton invent to help cats?

• A cat flap

• A cat tree

• Laser cat toy

• Cat food

What University did Isaac Newton attend?

• Harvard University

• Thompson Rivers University

• Cambridge University

• Oxford University

What story do people use to say how Newton discovered gravity?

• He bounced a ball

• He dropped a glass

• An apple hit him on the head

• He read it in a book