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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A black hole has zero what?

2. Stars without enough mass to become a black hole can become what?

3. Who created the law of motion?

4. What travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second?

5. When Hubble discovered other galaxies, in what direction were they moving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stops quantum mechanics from explaining everything in the universe?

2. What is the uncertainty principle?

3. Why might our present day ways of thinking about the universe seem ridiculous in the future?

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

5. What happens at the event horizon of a black hole?

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

7. What is one implication of the theory of relativity?

8. What are some characteristics of a black hole?

9. Why do physicists of Stephen Hawking's caliber not make assumptions about the nature of the universe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how science has evolved to lead us to the point we are today. What were some of the most influential concepts and ideas? What outside forces molded these ideas? Use the book to cite examples for your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the division between philosophy and science, according to Hawking? Using examples from the text to support your answer: How does this lead to, or doesn't lead to, humanity's ability to answer why the universe is here?

Essay Topic 3

What do the arrows of time symbolize? What are their purposes? Which one is most important in our universe? Which one would Hawking say is most important? Why? Please use the text to support your answers.

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