Relativity

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these provides the best analogy for what massive objects do to spacetime?
coat hanger in the closet
bowling ball on a rubber sheet
car driving in a circle
tennis ball in the dryer
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During what rare event was General Relativity confirmed?
Halley's Comet
Total Lunar Eclipse
Summer Solstice
Total Solar Eclipse
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Finish this phrase "Matter tells spacetime how to curve, spacetime tells matter how to ______"
move
collapse
expand
rest
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which theory explains the geometric description of gravity as a curvature of spacetime around massive bodies?
Theory of Special Relativity
Law of Universal Gravitation
Theory of General Relativity
Photoelectric Theory
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What theory did Albert Einstein introduce to challenge Newton's ideas?
The theory of superlativity
The theory of gravitation
The theory of relativity
The theory of specificity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to special relativity, what happens to time as you approach the speed of light?
Time speeds up
Time slows down
Time remains constant
Time reverses
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does gravity work according to the theory of general relativity?
All objects in the universe exert a uniform force on each other
Massive objects and smaller objects warp space time the same way
The collisions of small objects in space create gravity
Massive objects warp space-time around them
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
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