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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. Who created the law of motion?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Newton.
(d) Hawking.

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

3. Galaxies contain what?
(a) The earth.
(b) Stars.
(c) Other galaxies.
(d) The universe.

4. What question is among the unanswerable questions children ask, according to the Introduction?
(a) What happens when we die?
(b) Why are we here?
(c) Why does time only go in one direction?
(d) Why is there a universe?

5. The universe is largely made up of what?
(a) Empty space.
(b) Planets.
(c) Dark matter.
(d) Stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a consequence of quantum mechanics, waves sometimes behave like what?

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

4. Quanta are made of what?

5. Who brought forth the idea that the earth and planets revolve around the sun?

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