Isaac Newton Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. Newton studied the motion of which celestial body to develop his law of gravity?

1. The Moon
2. Mars
3. Venus
4. Jupiter

17. Newton’s discoveries are based on which type of reasoning?

1. Empirical
2. Logical
3. Experimental
4. Both 2 and 3

18. Newton was knighted by which monarch?

1. Queen Elizabeth I
2. Queen Anne
3. King George I
4. King Charles II

19. Which university did Newton attend?

1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. Harvard
4. Edinburgh

20. Newton’s work in calculus was paralleled by which other mathematician?

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. Pierre-Simon Laplace
3. Blaise Pascal
4. René Descartes

21. Newton’s studies on motion helped develop which field of engineering?

1. Civil Engineering
2. Aerospace Engineering
3. Mechanical Engineering
4. Electrical Engineering

22. What role did Newton hold at Cambridge University?

1. Lecturer
2. Professor of Mathematics
3. Principal
4. Dean

23. What is Isaac Newton famous for?

1. Theory of Relativity
2. Laws of Motion
3. Periodic Table
4. Electromagnetic Theory

24. Newton’s law of gravitation states that the force between two objects depends on what?

1. Their mass and volume
2. Their speed and distance
3. Their mass and distance
4. Their energy and force

25. What did Newton discover about orbits?

1. They are perfectly circular
2. They are elliptical
3. They are random
4. They are spiral

26. Newton’s work in alchemy focused on what?

1. Creating gold
2. Finding the philosopher’s stone
3. Developing medicines
4. Creating new metals

27. Newton’s "Principia" is written in which language?

1. English
2. Latin
3. Greek
4. French

28. What did Newton contribute to the field of thermodynamics?

1. Boyle’s Law
2. Heat engines
3. Laws of motion
4. Conservation of Energy

29. What is the gravitational constant represented by in Newton’s law?

1. G
2. F
3. m
4. r

30. Newton’s third law explains the operation of which machine?

1. Steam Engine
2. Rocket
3. Electric Motor
4. Pulley