Newton and the Falling Apple
Questions:
5
Grade:
1
Words:
43
Newton was a curious man. He liked to learn. One day, he saw an apple fall from a tree. He wondered why it fell down and not up. He found out about gravity. Gravity keeps us on the ground. Newton taught us this.
Question 1
What was Newton trying to understand when he saw the apple fall?
A
How to climb a tree
B
How to grow apples
C
Why the apple fell down and not up
Explanation. Newton was trying to understand why objects, such as the apple, fall down and not up. This led him to the discovery of gravity.
D
Why apples are red
Question 2
What did Newton discover?
A
The internet
B
Electricity
C
Gravity
Explanation. Newton discovered gravity when he wondered why an apple fell down from a tree and not up.
D
The telephone
E
The compass
Question 3
What does gravity do?
A
It makes us fly
B
It makes us invisible
C
It helps us to swim
D
It keeps us on the ground
Explanation. Gravity is the force that keeps us on the ground.
E
It makes us tall
Question 4
What did Newton see fall from a tree?
A
A leaf
B
A bird
C
An apple
Explanation. Newton saw an apple fall from a tree which led to his discovery of gravity.
D
A squirrel
E
An egg
Question 5
What did Newton teach us?
A
How to read
B
How to write
C
How to cook
D
How to paint
E
About gravity
Explanation. Newton taught us about gravity, the force that keeps us on the ground.
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