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Sir Isaac Newton

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Isaac Newton born?

a)

1643

b)

1850

c)

1964

d)

1738

2.

Why did Newton move from Cambridge to Woolsthorpe Manor?

a)

He went to study there.

b)

Covid-19 was spreading.

c)

The plague broke out.

d)

He got sick.

3.

What fruit did Newton see falling from a tree?

a)

apple

b)

orange

c)

passion fruit

d)

durian

4.

In which direction does gravity pull objects?

a)

up to the atmosphere

b)

down to the centre of the Earth

c)

down to the ocean floor

d)

up, up, and away

5.

Why does the Moon stay in orbit around the Earth?

a)

because gravity pushes Earth towards the moon.

b)

because of the ocean tides.

c)

because gravity pulls it towards the Earth.

d)

because gravity pushes it in a circle

6.

What are forces measured in?

a)

Isaacs (I)

b)

Kilograms (kg)

c)

Galileos (G)

d)

Newtons (N)

7.

What did Albert Einstein think of Isaac Newton? (multiple correct answers)

a)

he had one of the most brilliant minds

b)

he was wrong in his calculations

c)

he was a 'shining spirit'

d)

he was studying the wrong topic in science

8.

What can still be seen from Isaac Newton's old bedroom window?

a)

The first Newton meter

b)

The apple tree that inspired Newton’s ideas about gravity

c)

A chart of the constellations (stars) & telescope

d)

His wig