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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To observe black holes you must observe what?
(a) Their effects.
(b) Their distance from the nearest star.
(c) Their cause.
(d) Their mass.

2. Galileo found the moons of what planet using his telescope?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Mars.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Saturn.

3. How does Hawking define scientific theory?
(a) A model of the universe with a set of rules.
(b) A model of the universe that predicts some events, but isn't accurate.
(c) A model of the universe made up of molecules.
(d) A model of the universe that meets common sense expectations.

4. Aristotle thought that the Earth was what?
(a) In orbit around the sun.
(b) Its own galaxy.
(c) Bigger than the sun.
(d) Stationary.

5. The development of what kind of technology depends upon the theory of quantum mechanics?
(a) Liquid crystal displays.
(b) Microelectronics.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Silicon transmisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hawking is what type of physicist?

2. There must be a beginning and an end to the universe if what theory is used?

3. Who said, "God does not play dice."

4. What is the name of the particles that make up light?

5. 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?

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