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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Expanding Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writer of the Introduction hints that time might be able to move in what direction?
(a) Sideways.
(b) Backwards.
(c) Forwards.
(d) A repeat cycle.

2. How far away is our sun from the earth in terms of light?
(a) 9 light months.
(b) 8 light minutes.
(c) 9 light minutes.
(d) 8 light months.

3. A location on earth's surface is defined by what?
(a) Location, time and depth.
(b) Height, width and depth.
(c) Altitude, degree and time.
(d) Longitude, latitude and altitude.

4. In what year did Stephen Hawking enter the Royal Society of London?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1975.

5. What question is among the unanswerable questions children ask, according to the Introduction?
(a) Why is there a universe?
(b) What happens when we die?
(c) Why are we here?
(d) Why does time only go in one direction?

Short Answer Questions

1. For satellites orbiting the earth, time does what in relation to the ground of the earth?

2. Who wrote the introduction?

3. How does Hawking define scientific theory?

4. Groups of atoms create what?

5. Unlike children, scientists and philosophers, most adults use what to explain away the fundamental questions of the universe?

(see the answer key)

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