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Explore the life and achievements of Sir Isaac Newton, one of the most influential scientists in history

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1
Which of these is an example of Newton’s First Law?
A swimmer pushing off a wall and moving in the opposite direction
A rocket launching into space
A sprinter running faster by applying more force
A soccer ball staying still until it is kicked
2
What did Newton's work influence?
Medieval alchemy
Modern science
Renaissance art
Ancient philosophy
3
Which of these situations best demonstrates Newton’s Second Law?
A large truck requires more force to accelerate than a small car
A car rolling downhill on its own
A book sitting on a table without moving
A person jumping and landing back on the ground
4
Which monarch knighted Newton in 1705?
Queen Anne
King Charles
King George
Queen Elizabeth
5
When was Isaac Newton born?
1915
1642
1543
1827
6
During the Plague Year, Newton made groundbreaking discoveries in which field?
Medicine
Biology
Physics and Mathematics
Astronomy
7
Newton was also interested in which mystical subject?
Mythology
Alchemy
Astrology
Cryptography (titkosírás)
8
What did Newton's apple inspire?
Calculus theory
Motion theory
Optics theory
Gravity theory
9
Which university did Newton study and later work as a professor?
Yale
Cambridge
Oxford
Harvard
10
Newton invented calculus.
True
False
11
What book did Newton publish that contained his three laws of motion?
The Laws of Physics
The Principia
The Origin of Species
The Universe Explained
12
Which law of Newton explains best the launching of a rocket?
2nd
neither
3rd
1st