How is the moon's orbit around the earth related to an apple falling from a tree?

Earth's gravity keeps the moon in orbit; pulls objects to it

Isaac Newton proved himself to be a polymath. What can you infer about what a polymath is?

Someone who is interested in many different fields of study

What can you infer from the face that Newton was elected President of the Royal Society?

Fellow scientists saw the importance of his achievements

What type of object could you best measure using calculus?

An object with curves and irregular surfaces

What conclusion can you draw from the story of Isaac Newton's life?

He revolutionized many fields within math and science

How did Newton's invention of the reflecting telescope affect the field of astronomy?

It showed clearer images, without distorted or lost colors

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Brain Pop: Isaac Newton

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1
Legend has it that an apple was key to Newton's ideas. What term best describes the apple?
Omen
Dangerous
Inspiration
Delicious
2
How is the moon's orbit around the earth related to an apple falling from a tree?
Moon's gravity affects liquids; Earth's affects solids
Moon's gravity holds apples on trees; Earth's pulls it down
Earth's gravity keeps the moon in orbit; pulls objects to it
Earth, moon, and an apple are all round, so all have gravity
3
Newton is buried at Westminster Abbey in London. Which other famous person is buried there?
Albert Einstein
King Louis XIV of France
George Washington
Queen Elizabeth I
4
Isaac Newton proved himself to be a polymath. What can you infer about what a polymath is?
It's someone who memorizes the multiplication tables
Someone who comes up with hundreds of scientific equations
Someone who is interested in many different fields of study
It's someone who develops proofs about polynomials
5
At the Royal Mint, Isaac Newton helped catch counterfeiters. What is a counterfeiter?
Someone who criticizes the king
Someone who publishes inaccurate scientific theories
Someone who breaks the laws of physics
Someone who prints fake money
6
What can you infer from the face that Newton was elected President of the Royal Society?
His personality made him popular among his fellow scientist
He was a good friend of the King of England
Scientists appreciated the work he'd done for the Royal Mint
Fellow scientists saw the importance of his achievements
7
What type of object could you best measure using calculus?
A very close object, like anything under a microscope
A very large geometric object, like an Egyptian pyramid
An object so distant you need binoculars to see it
An object with curves and irregular surfaces
8
What conclusion can you draw from the story of Isaac Newton's life?
His contributions to were unrecognized until after he died
He wasn't nearly as smart as Einstein
He revolutionized many fields within math and science
His most important contributions came with the Royal Mint
9
According the Newton, what kinds of objects are affected by gravity?
All objects in the universe
Only objects inside the earth's atmosphere, like apples
Only objects with a lot of mass, like human beings
Only objects that orbit the sun, like planets
10
How did Newton's invention of the reflecting telescope affect the field of astronomy?
Astronomers realized that sunlight contains different colors
Astronomers realized that the earth revolves around the sun
It allowed astronomers to discover Jupiter and Saturn
It showed clearer images, without distorted or lost colors

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