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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. Groups of atoms create what?
(a) Electrons.
(b) Protons.
(c) Empty space.
(d) Matter.

2. Hawking used what kind of space-time to reach the conclusion that the universe is similar to a sphere?
(a) Aristotelian.
(b) Euclidean.
(c) Ptolemaic.
(d) Newtonian.

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

4. How many miles does light travel in one earth year?
(a) 5 trillion miles.
(b) 5.5 trillion miles.
(c) 6 trillion miles.
(d) 5.88 trillion miles.

5. Edwin Hubble's observation that the universe is expanding supports what theory?
(a) The Dark Matter theory.
(b) The Dark Bang theory.
(c) The Big Bang theory.
(d) The Universe Expansion theory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Quanta are made of what?

3. The point at which the force of a black hole becomes so strong that nothing can escape is called what?

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

5. What types of numbers can be used to run time backwards?

(see the answer key)

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