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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Expanding Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle and who believed that time is not absolute?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Kapal.
(c) Newton.
(d) Einstein.

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

3. How close is the closest star, other than the sun, to earth?
(a) About 5 light years distant.
(b) About 5 light years distant.
(c) About 4 light years distant.
(d) About 3 light years distant.

4. In the universe, objects move in what type of direction?
(a) In circular motions.
(b) In waves.
(c) In straight lines.
(d) In curved lines.

5. In what year did Stephen Hawking enter the Royal Society of London?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1975.

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. Who created the idea that a star can collapse and become a black hole?

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

5. Hawking co-authored a paper in what year that explains the big bang theory?

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