Life in the UK test practice question · History
Which TWO scientific ideas are linked with Isaac Newton? Select TWO answers.
Answer options
- Gravity holds the planets in their paths around the SunCorrect
- Germs cause many diseases
- White light is made up of many coloursCorrect
- Animals change slowly through evolution
Answer: Gravity holds the planets in their paths around the Sun and White light is made up of many colours
Newton explained gravity and the laws of motion in his book Principia (1687). He also showed that a prism splits white light into colours.
Checked 8 November 2026