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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 general theory of relativity best describes what world?
(a) The world of high speeds.
(b) The world of galaxies.
(c) The world of large objects in space.
(d) The world of large bodies of mass.

2. Philosophers try to understand the universe using what method?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Circular arguments.
(c) Religious reasoning.
(d) Disciplined logic.

3. From what location was the Introduction written?
(a) Ithaca, NY
(b) Ithaca, NJ
(c) Ithaca, CA
(d) Ithaca, AZ

4. Who developed the uncertainty principle?
(a) Stephen Hawking.
(b) Max Plank.
(c) Werner Heisenberg.
(d) Marie Curie.

5. Who proposed the elliptical orbits of the planets?
(a) Newton.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Kepler.
(d) Galileo.

Short Answer Questions

1. The distance light travels in an earth year is called what?

2. Aristotle and who believed that time is not absolute?

3. Who created the law of motion?

4. The only constant in the universe is what?

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

(see the answer key)

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