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The Physicist Quiz!

The Physicist Quiz!. High School Physics Mr. Dougherty. Click to Continue. Click On Each Physicist To Learn More. Erwin Schrödinger. Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein. Galileo Galilei. Johannes Kepler. André-Marie Ampère. Henry Cavendish. Robert Hooke. Click to Take Quiz.

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The Physicist Quiz!

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  1. The Physicist Quiz! High School Physics Mr. Dougherty Click to Continue

  2. Click On Each Physicist To Learn More Erwin Schrödinger Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Galileo Galilei Johannes Kepler André-Marie Ampère Henry Cavendish Robert Hooke Click to Take Quiz

  3. Erwin Schrödinger • Formed the basis of wave mechanics • Taught at many prestigious universities including Oxford and Princeton • Schrödinger’s cat experiment was famous for describing the perception of reality Return to Main Menu

  4. Isaac Newton • Well-known for his three laws of motion • Father of modern-day calculus • Invented the reflecting telescope • Dropped out of school before attending Cambridge Return to Main Menu

  5. Albert Einstein • Derived the famous equation, E=mc2 • Determined that although light is a constant, time is not • Was able to explain Avogadro’s number and the size of molecules Return to Main Menu

  6. Galileo Galilei • Discovered Jupiter’s four largest satellites • Faced scrutiny from the public for his views on heliocentrism • Concluded that objects fall at speeds independent of their mass. • Called the ‘Father of Science’ Return to Main Menu

  7. Johannes Kepler • Best known for his laws of planetary motion • His work was done mainly in Austria • Was the first to explain that the tides are caused by the moon Return to Main Menu

  8. André-Marie Ampère • Best known for defining a way to measure current • The units of current, amps, are named after him • Figured out a way to measure the strength of an electric field in relation to current Return to Main Menu

  9. Henry Cavendish • Attended Cambridge University, but left without a degree • Made many discoveries relating to the densities of gasses • Known for Cavendish’s experiment, which found the gravitational constant ‘G’ Return to Main Menu

  10. Robert Hooke • First to suggest that that matter expands when heated • Was one of the first proponents of evolution, 150 years before Darwin • Hooke’s Law states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion to the load applied to it Return to Main Menu

  11. Let’s See What You’ve Learned! Which of the following physicists was famous for his three laws of motion? • Robert Hooke • Erwin Schrödinger • Isaac Newton

  12. Whoops! Robert Hooke studied the physics of springs and did not discover the laws of motion. Go back and try again! Back to Question

  13. Whoops! Schrödinger studied in the field of quantum physics, not the field of mechanical physics. Go back and try again! Back to Question

  14. Correct! Isaac Newton was famous for explaining his three laws of motion! Click to Continue

  15. Well Done! You have successfully completed the physicist quiz. Hopefully you have learned a thing or two about the scientists of the past that have made physics what it is today! Return to Main Menu

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