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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Edwin Hubble discover galaxies outside of our own?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1924.

2. Aristotle thought that the Earth was what?
(a) In orbit around the sun.
(b) Its own galaxy.
(c) Stationary.
(d) Bigger than the sun.

3. The universe is largely made up of what?
(a) Empty space.
(b) Planets.
(c) Dark matter.
(d) Stars.

4. How does Hawking define scientific theory?
(a) A model of the universe made up of molecules.
(b) A model of the universe that meets common sense expectations.
(c) A model of the universe that predicts some events, but isn't accurate.
(d) A model of the universe with a set of rules.

5. Who developed the uncertainty principle?
(a) Max Plank.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Werner Heisenberg.
(d) Stephen Hawking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered the theory of gravity?

2. If you use Hawking's model of the universe, how did the universe start?

3. A black hole results from a large star using up what type of fuel?

4. A black hole has zero what?

5. Why did the universe not collapse back on itself shortly after the big bang?

(see the answer key)

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