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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Scientists try to create explanations for the way the universe works that always do what?
(a) Are complex.
(b) Work mathematically.
(c) Are simple and easy to understand.
(d) Are developed in think tanks.

3. What does a particle with 0 spin look like?
(a) Different after It makes two full rotations.
(b) Identical in all directions.
(c) Different only if spun half way around.
(d) Different from different directions.

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

5. The writer of the Introduction hints that time might be able to move in what direction?
(a) Forwards.
(b) Sideways.
(c) A repeat cycle.
(d) Backwards.

6. Aristotle and who believed that time is not absolute?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Newton.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Kapal.

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

8. When Hubble discovered other galaxies, in what direction were they moving?
(a) Towards each other.
(b) Towards earth.
(c) Away from earth.
(d) Away from each other.

9. As a consequence of quantum mechanics, waves sometimes behave like what?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Particles.
(c) Rays.
(d) Waves.

10. The development of what kind of technology depends upon the theory of quantum mechanics?
(a) Liquid crystal displays.
(b) Silicon transmisions.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Microelectronics.

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

12. A black hole results from a large star using up what type of fuel?
(a) Gaseous.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Liquid.
(d) Helium.

13. Who developed the uncertainty principle?
(a) Stephen Hawking.
(b) Max Plank.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Werner Heisenberg.

14. Galaxies contain what?
(a) Stars.
(b) Other galaxies.
(c) The earth.
(d) The universe.

15. How close is the closest star, other than the sun, to earth?
(a) About 5 light years distant.
(b) About 5 light years distant.
(c) About 4 light years distant.
(d) About 3 light years distant.

Short Answer Questions

1. A location on earth's surface is defined by what?

2. What is one of the varieties of quarks?

3. In what year did Edwin Hubble discover galaxies outside of our own?

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

5. The only constant in the universe is what?

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