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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered the theory of gravity?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Hubble.
(c) Newton.
(d) Einstein.

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

3. Edwin Hubble's observation that the universe is expanding supports what theory?
(a) The Dark Bang theory.
(b) The Big Bang theory.
(c) The Universe Expansion theory.
(d) The Dark Matter theory.

4. Quanta are made of what?
(a) Packets of emitted gamma radiation.
(b) Packets of emitted electromagnetic radiation.
(c) Packets of emitted astroelectric radiation.
(d) Packets of emitted hydroelectric radiation.

5. Hawking is what type of physicist?
(a) Theoretical.
(b) Astro.
(c) Particle.
(d) Micro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is among the unanswerable questions children ask, according to the Introduction?

2. The universe is largely made up of what?

3. How many quarks make up a proton or neutron?

4. Why did the Christian church adopt Ptolemy's view of the universe?

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

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