Physics and Relativity Quiz

What is the correct sequence of rainbow formation?

• REFRACT-REFRACT-REFRACT

• REFLECT-REFRACT-REFLECT

• REFLECT-REFLECT-REFLECT

• REFRACT-REFLECT-REFRACT

What phenomenon explains the apparent difference in time intervals between two events as measured by two clocks?

• Gravitational Redshift

• Length Contraction

• Mass-Energy Equivalence

• Time Dilation

Who developed the special theory of relativity?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Niels Bohr

• Albert Einstein

What does the principle of relativity state?

• Light speed is variable.

• Time is absolute.

• Everything moves relative to everything else.

• Mass causes curvature into space.

What is the main reason why massive objects distort space?

• Nuclear force

• Frictional force

• Gravitational force

• Electromagnetic force

What does the Big Bang Theory describe?

• An explosion of a star

• The formation of black holes

• An infinitely hot and dense initial singularity

• A steady state of the universe

What happens to the wavelength of light when moving against a gravitational field?

• It disappears

• It becomes longer

• It remains the same

• It becomes shorter

What is the term for the change in the orientation of the rotational axis?

• Precession

• Gravitational wave

• Relativity of simultaneity

• Length contraction