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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Space and Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Time is not separate from space, but is combined with it to form what?
(a) The two dimesions.
(b) The spectrum.
(c) Three dimensional space.
(d) Space-time.

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

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

4. The only constant in the universe is what?
(a) Space.
(b) The speed of light.
(c) The speed of sound.
(d) Time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the universe, objects move in what type of direction?

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

3. For satellites orbiting the earth, time does what in relation to the ground of the earth?

4. The universe has how many dimensions?

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

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