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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. What theory best describes the singularities of black holes and big bangs?
(a) Molecular engineering.
(b) Theory of relativity.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Theory of everything.

2. How far away is our sun from the earth in terms of light?
(a) 8 light months.
(b) 9 light months.
(c) 9 light minutes.
(d) 8 light minutes.

3. 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 bodies of mass.
(d) The world of large objects in space.

4. Why did the Christian church adopt Ptolemy's view of the universe?
(a) Because it gives room for the Biblical account of creation.
(b) Because it gives room for the existence of God.
(c) Because it gives room for the existence of heaven and hell.
(d) Because it gives room for the existence of other worlds.

5. Who proposed the idea that there are such things called quanta?
(a) Stephen Hawking.
(b) Max Plank.
(c) Roger Primrose.
(d) Albert Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposed the elliptical orbits of the planets?

2. As an observer's velocity comes close to the speed of light, the observer's mass does what?

3. How many miles does light travel in one earth year?

4. Who published a paper on Brownian motion in 1905?

5. What is one of the varieties of quarks?

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