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

2. A black hole has zero what?
(a) Mass.
(b) Curvature.
(c) Volume and surface area.
(d) Expansion.

3. Most people believe that since the universe had a beginning it must have a what?
(a) A middle.
(b) A birth.
(c) A timeline.
(d) An end.

4. For satellites orbiting the earth, time does what in relation to the ground of the earth?
(a) Speeds up.
(b) Runs almost at the same pace.
(c) Slows down.
(d) Remains the same.

5. Who brought forth the idea that the earth and planets revolve around the sun?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Ptolemy.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory best describes the singularities of black holes and big bangs?

2. The only constant in the universe is what?

3. The writer of the Introduction hints that time might be able to move in what direction?

4. In what year did Stephen Hawking enter the Royal Society of London?

5. The universe has how many dimensions?

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