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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hawking is what type of physicist?
(a) Micro.
(b) Particle.
(c) Astro.
(d) Theoretical.

2. Unlike children, scientists and philosophers, most adults use what to explain away the fundamental questions of the universe?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Logic.
(c) Religion.
(d) Common sense.

3. In the universe, objects move in what type of direction?
(a) In straight lines.
(b) In circular motions.
(c) In waves.
(d) In curved lines.

4. The disease Stephen Hawking has affects what?
(a) His ability to reason.
(b) His mind.
(c) His body.
(d) His emotions.

5. Who created the relativity formula that states energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Newton.
(d) Galileo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Time is not separate from space, but is combined with it to form what?

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

3. What is the unit of measurement for particle energy?

4. Most people believe that since the universe had a beginning it must have a what?

5. What type of theories try to bring the various virtual particles together as one entity, but do not include gravity?

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