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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed they could interpret General Relativity so time had an infinite past and an infinite future?

2. What sort of lengths do P-branes have?

3. According to Popper, what happens if positivism is true?

4. What do string theories most notably lack?

5. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a p = 1 brane and a p = 2 brane?

2. What does the E = mc2 equation show?

3. What is considered to be expanding in our universe, and why does Hawking think this is beneficial?

4. What was the "ether" theory?

5. What is Hawking's view about mathematical models?

6. What paper did Einstein write with Grossman in 1913 and what happened in 1915 related to this same project?

7. What does it mean for stars to be red-shifted or blue-shifted?

8. What is hard to reconcile with Dirac's discoveries in quantum mechanics?

9. Why do ground state fluctuations have serious effects on the quantum theory of gravity?

10. What idea about the galaxies did Einstein never take seriously?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history of the theory of curved spaces. What is this theory's relationship to the idea of space-time? Cite two examples from Chapter One that identify key participants, events, or ideas related to this topic.

Essay Topic 2

Hawking discusses the concept of brane worlds at length. Since brane worlds are a very difficult and far-reaching topic, write an essay that seeks to succinctly summarize the concept of brane worlds and their relationship with humans.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship of Einstein's theory of relativity to Newton's law of gravity. Name three ways these theories are similar or differ. Be sure to explain the contemporary significance of each theory and their effects on modern scientific thought.

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