Isaac Newton — Questions and answers

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What interrupted Isaac Newton's studies at Cambridge?

Choices

  1. The Great Plague ✓
  2. A visit from Edmond Halley
  3. His family estate needed him
  4. He ran out of books to read

Answer: The Great Plague

From page 1

What idea were Robert Hooke, Christopher Wren, and Edmond Halley grappling with?

Choices

  1. The idea of a vacuum in space.
  2. The inverse-square law. ✓
  3. The reason why apples fall.
  4. How to build a better telescope.

Answer: The inverse-square law.

From page 3

What was the name of Newton's masterwork published in 1687?

Choices

  1. The Falling Apple
  2. Planetary Paths Explained
  3. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ✓
  4. The Universal Force

Answer: Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

From page 5

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion about?

Choices

  1. How fast objects move.
  2. That for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. ✓
  3. How objects float in space.
  4. The force of an apple falling.

Answer: That for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

From page 7

What did Edmond Halley famously predict using Newton's laws?

Choices

  1. The exact weight of the Moon.
  2. The return of a comet. ✓
  3. The speed of light.
  4. How to build a telescope.

Answer: The return of a comet.

From page 8

What modern human endeavor relies heavily on Newton's laws, according to the text?

Choices

  1. Building tall buildings.
  2. Growing new types of plants.
  3. Space exploration. ✓
  4. Designing fast cars.

Answer: Space exploration.

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