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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Expanding Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A location on earth's surface is defined by what?
(a) Altitude, degree and time.
(b) Location, time and depth.
(c) Height, width and depth.
(d) Longitude, latitude and altitude.

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

3. In what year did Stephen Hawking enter the Royal Society of London?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1973.

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

5. The universe has how many dimensions?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scientists try to create explanations for the way the universe works that always do what?

2. Groups of atoms create what?

3. A black hole has zero what?

4. How far away is our sun from the earth in terms of light?

5. Hawking co-authored a paper in what year that explains the big bang theory?

(see the answer key)

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