The Universe in a Nutshell Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Universe in a Nutshell Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is vacuum energy's force inverse to?
(a) Acceleration.
(b) Mass.
(c) Force.
(d) Weight.

2. What did Penrose and Hawking demonstrate concerning General Relativity?
(a) The universe will collapse in a hundred years.
(b) The universe started with a tiny whirpool of light.
(c) The universe will end with a massive explosion.
(d) The universe started with a massive explosion.

3. How did physicists respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?
(a) They disliked the idea.
(b) They were insanely horrified.
(c) They were delighted.
(d) They were mystified.

4. Where did Einstein receive his degree?
(a) Simmons Seminary.
(b) Technical Teaching School.
(c) The Seattle School of Law.
(d) The Federal Polytechnic School.

5. What did this theory of curved spaces help Einstein and Marcel Grossman to do?
(a) Curve space.
(b) Generate a proof.
(c) Build another theory.
(d) Mark time accurately.

6. Why is it important that the sky is dark?
(a) It demonstrates that light hasn't reached every point in the universe.
(b) It demonstrates that the universe must have a light switch.
(c) It demonstrates that the dark extends further than the light.
(d) It demonstrates that the sky is more inclined to darker tones.

7. What does Hawking resist believing in?
(a) Extra dimensions.
(b) One dimension.
(c) Never-ending dimensions.
(d) Ten dimensions.

8. What can quantum theory represent?
(a) The model of a timewarp.
(b) The dimensions of spacetime.
(c) The shaping of space and time.
(d) The curves of space and time.

9. What does time not have apart from the universe?
(a) Futuristic tendencies.
(b) Independent meaning.
(c) Dependent meaning.
(d) Illegitimate significance.

10. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?
(a) As if moved by magnets.
(b) As if moved by a plane.
(c) As if moved by gravity.
(d) As if moved by a field.

11. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1921.

12. Where did Einstein accept a position?
(a) The German Academy of Science.
(b) The Italian Academy of Science.
(c) The Prussian Academy of Science.
(d) The American Academy of Science.

13. What may be a law of nature?
(a) Condensation.
(b) Inflation.
(c) Decompression.
(d) Lifestyle.

14. How many articles did Einstein pen that rocketed him to the top of the scientific community?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

15. Dirac's discoveries were difficult to reconcile with what?
(a) Maxwell's unification of magnetism, energy, and electricity.
(b) Popper's theory of demystification.
(c) Newton's law of gravity.
(d) Hawking's harangue on black hole theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is thought to expand at an accelerating rate in our universe?

2. What did Einstein wish people to abandon concerning time?

3. What did Newton's model suggest about time and space?

4. What two things are considered capable of shaping space-time, according to Einstein?

5. What did Einstein suggest concerning the speed of light?

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