Thrill of Time Travel Quizizz

Which selection from the article shows the MAIN problem with the idea that time travel could happen?

• And some physicists have even attempted mathematical equations to make the dream of time travel a reality.

• Einstein introduced two ideas upon which speculation about the possibility of the theory of time travel is based.

• A rocket ship or time machine (mass) with a human inside would take tons of energy (force) to plunge through time.

• If such a creation were possible, then “why haven’t we been invaded by hordes of travelers from the future?”

Read the section "With Science Fiction, No Limits."

Select the sentence from the article that suggests people are interested in the idea of time travel.

• Since then, thousands of tales, books, films, comic strips, television shows, songs and commercials have delighted the imaginations of countless readers and viewers with their depictions of time travel.

• Since the concept is portrayed as tricky and unpredictable, the consequences often involve mad scientists, monsters, faulty time machines and people stuck in the wrong time period. C

• In the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," the lead character, a teenager named Marty McFly, travels from the 1980s to 1955 in a car rigged as a time machine.

• In one episode of "Superman," a comic book, TV and film character created in the 1930s, the hero flies backward around Earth as a human time machine.

Read the section "The Paradoxes."

What does this section show that other sections do not?

• It shows the problems that could be caused if time travel happened.

• It shows the opinions of people who do not believe time travel is possible.

• It shows information about how scientists have studied time travel.

• It shows ideas about how people could travel between different times.

Read the introduction of the article [paragraphs 1-3].

How does the introduction develop the main idea?

• It draws readers in with a series of questions that will later be answered in the article.

• It explains why many people believe that time travel is something that is not possible.

• It shows that both writers and scientists have been interested in the idea of time travel.

• It highlights the opinions of many scientists who believe that time travel could happen.