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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Uncertainty Principle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The universe has how many dimensions?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. Who said, "God does not play dice."
(a) Erwin Schrodinger.
(b) Max Plank.
(c) Werner Heisenberg.
(d) Albert Einstein.

3. The theory of quantum mechanics best describes what world?
(a) The small world of molecules.
(b) The small world of sub-atomic particles.
(c) The small world of atoms.
(d) The small world of particles.

4. Scientists try to create explanations for the way the universe works that always do what?
(a) Are simple and easy to understand.
(b) Are developed in think tanks.
(c) Work mathematically.
(d) Are complex.

5. Who brought forth the idea that the earth and planets revolve around the sun?
(a) Ptolemy.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Galileo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo found the moons of what planet using his telescope?

2. How many miles does light travel in one earth year?

3. Groups of atoms create what?

4. Heisenberg and Erwin Shrodinger developed what reformulation of standard mechanics?

5. Edwin Hubble's observation that the universe is expanding supports what theory?

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