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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Microscopic Weirdness.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to general relativity, all objects that have mass have what effect on space-time?
(a) They stretch space-time for other very distant objects.
(b) They fold space-time as they move past one another.
(c) They warp space-time around them.
(d) They tear space-time when they travel at near-light speeds.
2. According to Newton's theory of gravity, if two objects have a gravitational pull on one another, and one changes its mass or distance from the other, how quickly does the effect of this change travel to the other object?
(a) Instantaneously.
(b) At exactly the speed of light.
(c) Near the speed of light, faster for more massive objects.
(d) Near the speed of light, faster for lighter objects.
3. What is the shape of all particles, at the smallest possible level, according to string theory?
(a) A thread of thin strings.
(b) A tangled ball of thin filament.
(c) An infinitely long string.
(d) A one-dimension loop.
4. What type of motion cannot be felt or sensed by the moving observer?
(a) Slowing or decelerating movement.
(b) Orbital movement around a star.
(c) Accelerating movement.
(d) Constant-velocity movement.
5. According to special relativity, which of the following can move faster than light?
(a) Gravitational waves.
(b) Quantum data.
(c) Neutrinos.
(d) Nothing can move faster than light.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following correctly describes the structure of an atom?
2. The wave-like nature of the electron means that after a collision, _____.
3. According to Newton's law of gravity, the strength of the pull between two objects depends on what factors?
4. Which of the following is not true according to special relativity?
5. What is the result when a particle of matter and a particle of antimatter are brought into contact?
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