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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Black Holes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for the limit that states the smallest mass a star can have in order for it to produce a black hole?
(a) Torontareian limit.
(b) Chandrasekhar limit.
(c) Subrahmanyan limit.
(d) Rustinmaliyan limit.

2. Heisenberg and Erwin Shrodinger developed what reformulation of standard mechanics?
(a) Theoretical mechanics.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Atomic mechanics.
(d) Relativity mechanics.

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

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

5. Who discovered the theory of gravity?
(a) Newton.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Hubble.
(d) Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a consequence of quantum mechanics, waves sometimes behave like what?

2. The point at which the force of a black hole becomes so strong that nothing can escape is called what?

3. Aristotle thought that the Earth was what?

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

5. Which virtual particle carries the electromagnetic force?

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