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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a consequence of quantum mechanics, waves sometimes behave like what?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Waves.
(c) Particles.
(d) Rays.

2. What is the name for the limit that states the smallest mass a star can have in order for it to produce a black hole?
(a) Chandrasekhar limit.
(b) Subrahmanyan limit.
(c) Torontareian limit.
(d) Rustinmaliyan limit.

3. The idea of the big bang arises from what phenomena?
(a) The decreasing universe.
(b) The theory of light.
(c) The theory of relativity.
(d) The expanding universe.

4. Who published a paper on Brownian motion in 1905?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Murray Gell-Mann.
(c) James Chadwick.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

5. Who created the idea that a star can collapse and become a black hole?
(a) Robert Wilson.
(b) Roger Penrose.
(c) Arno Penzias.
(d) Alexander Friedmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the uncertainty principle developed?

2. What does the P stand for in combinations of operations?

3. There are at least how many different arrows of time?

4. Which virtual particle carries the electromagnetic force?

5. Which of the following is not an arrow of time recognized by Hawking's book?

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