Bio
What year was Isaac Newton born?
A) 1643
B) 2024
C) 1987
A) 1643
True or False: Gravity causes objects to float up toward the sky
False!
Gravity pulls objects down toward earth
How many Laws of Motion are there?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
A) 3
This colorful display is often seen in the sky after a rainstorm
A) Electricity
B) Shooting star
C) Rainbow
C) Rainbow
True or False:
Sound travels faster than light
False! Nothing can travel faster than light
What country was Isaac Newton born in?
A) America
B) England
C) Mexico
B) England
Gravity holds the _______ in orbit around the sun.
A) planets
B) clouds
C) wind
A) planets
Can a soccer ball on the ground move by itself?
No, the ball needs an outside force (like your foot) to help it move.
How many colors are in the rainbow?
(Bonus points if you can name them all!)
7
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
________ is the force that is created by two objects rubbing together?
A) Gravity
B) Friction
C) Thunder
B) Friction
If you rub your hands together very quickly, the warmth you feel is caused by friction
Isaac Newton made important discoveries about _______.
A) The Ocean
B) Art
C) Physics
C) Physics
Gravity causes heavier objects to fall ______ than lighter ones.
A) Faster
B) Slower
C) In a different direction
A) Faster
If you dropped a bowling ball and a feather at the same time, the bowling ball would fall to the ground faster
Newton's First Law of Motion is also know as the Law of _______.
A) Inertia
B) Force
C) Mystery
A) Inertia
Rainbows are formed when light from the sun is scattered by water droplets (rain of fog). This process is called:
A) Digestion
B) Refraction
C) Explosion
B) Refraction
Does the earth ever stop spinning?
No!
A) True!
Isaac's mother wanted him to be a farmer, but he didn't like it, so he went back to school
There is ______ gravity on the moon than on earth.
A) More
B) Less
B) Less
Heavier objects require _____ force to move them.
A) Equal
B) Less
C) More
C) More
The heavier an object is, the more force is needed to move it. It takes a lot more energy to move a car than a tennis ball!
This US state has more rainbows than anywhere else in the world.
A) New York
B) Florida
C) Hawaii
C) Hawaii
The universe is always getting ______.
A)Smaller
B) Louder
C) Bigger
C) Bigger
Newton became curious and discovered gravity after he saw this object fall to the ground.
A) A raindrop
B) A comet
C) An apple
C) An apple
Newton's curiosity about why the apple fell down instead of up led him to discover gravity
The invisible force that pulls objects toward the earth is called _______.
A) Inertia
B) Speed
C) Gravity
C) Gravity
An object at rest (not moving) is likely to stay ________.
A) At rest
B) In motion
C) Hidden
A) At rest
In Irish legends, what is said to be found at the end of a rainbow?
A) A pot of gold
B) A star
C) A dolpin
A) a pot of gold
True of False: If there was no gravity, we would float away into space
True! We need gravity to keep our feet on the ground!