Understanding Einstein's Theories
Authored by Corey Mousseau
Science
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did Albert Einstein first publish the Special Theory of Relativity?
1915
1895
1920
1905
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Einstein's profession when he developed his Special Theory of Relativity?
Patent Clerk
University Professor
High School Teacher
Physicist at a Research Institute
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What limitation of the Special Theory of Relativity was Einstein unhappy about?
It only applied to observers moving in a straight line at a constant speed
It only applied to particles at the quantum level
It did not account for electromagnetic forces
It could not explain the photoelectric effect
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept did Einstein's thought experiment about a falling window washer lead to?
Special Theory of Relativity
Theory of Everything
General Theory of Relativity
Quantum Mechanics
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Einstein's thought experiment about a room in space accelerating upwards illustrate?
The curvature of space-time around massive objects
The equivalence of mass and energy
The equivalence of gravity and acceleration
The constancy of the speed of light
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What mathematical concept did Einstein use to describe the curvature of space-time?
Calculus
Euclidean Geometry
Algebra
Reimannian Geometry
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What phenomenon did General Relativity explain that Newtonian physics could not?
The precession of Mercury's orbit
The rings of Saturn
The orbit of Mars
The phases of Venus
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