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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of the colors of quarks?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

3. The general theory of relativity best describes what world?
(a) The world of galaxies.
(b) The world of large bodies of mass.
(c) The world of large objects in space.
(d) The world of high speeds.

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

5. If we created a black hole by exploding a very large hydrogen bomb what would happen?
(a) The entire solar system would be destroyed.
(b) The entire world would be destroyed.
(c) The inner solar system would be destroyed.
(d) The sun would be destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. A black hole has zero what?

2. Quanta are made of what?

3. How many quarks make up a proton or neutron?

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

5. Scientists start their understanding of the universe with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Ancient Greek view of the universe?

2. According to Carl Sagan, what prompts children to ask seemingly unanswerable questions?

3. What could cause the expansion of the universe to go on forever?

4. What determines whether a star can become a black hole?

5. Why can nothing move faster than the speed of light according to the theory of relativity?

6. What is the uncertainty principle?

7. What are quanta?

8. What are some characteristics of a black hole?

9. What do religious explanations to fundamental questions of the universe reveal?

10. What is the difference between the Aristotelian approach to science and Galileo's approach?

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