Chapter 1 Issac
Isaac Newton
Who was the scientist that studied motion and gravity?
Light
What did Newton study using a prism?
Three
How many laws of motion did Newton create?
Gravity
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
He showed the world follows natural laws
How did Newton influence other thinkers?
England
Where was Isaac Newton from?
It is made of many colors
What did Newton prove about white light?
They stay at rest unless acted on
What does the first law say about objects at rest?
It acts on all objects
What keeps the moon orbiting Earth?
The universe is orderly and predictable
What did people begin to believe because of Newton?
Seeing an apple fall from a tree
What event inspired Newton to think about gravity?
Physics
What field of science did Newton greatly influence?
Force, mass, and acceleration
What does the second law involve?
No, it acts everywhere
Does gravity act only on Earth?
It encouraged science and questioning
How did Newton’s work affect Enlightenment thinking?
Principia Mathematica
What book did Newton write about his discoveries?
Scientific method
What method did Newton use to make discoveries?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
What does the third law say?
It gets weaker with distance
What did Newton show about gravity and distance?
A: Rules/laws can explain both nature and human life
What idea connects Newton’s work to society?
A scientist who used observation and reason
What type of thinker was Newton during the Enlightenment?
How it works using laws of nature
What did Newton help explain about the universe?
How objects move
What do the laws of motion explain?
Using reason
What Enlightenment idea did Newton support?
Resistance to change in motion
What is inertia?