Understanding Eclipses and Relativity

What phenomenon allows us to observe stars during the day?

• The aurora borealis

• A supernova explosion

• A total solar eclipse

• A lunar eclipse

Whose theory did the 1919 eclipse help to prove?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What did Einstein's theory of general relativity propose about gravity?

• It is strongest at the edge of the universe

• It is the result of the curvature of space by mass

• It is a force between masses

• It is a push rather than a pull

Where did Arthur Eddington travel to photograph the 1919 solar eclipse?

• Principe in West Africa

• Sobral in Brazil

• Potsdam in Germany

• Greenwich in England

What was the outcome of the 1919 eclipse experiment?

• It provided evidence supporting Einstein's theory

• It supported Newton's theory over Einstein's

• It had inconclusive results

• It disproved Einstein's theory