Catch a gravitational wave

Catch a gravitational wave

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

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Dani White-Yelito

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What did scientists announce they detected in Washington D.C. during Gravity Week?

Gravitational waves

Electromagnetic waves

Strong nuclear forces

Weak nuclear forces

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who first wrote about gravity and believed heavier objects fell faster than lighter ones?

Aristotle

Galileo

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What did Galileo discover about the speed of falling objects?

Heavy and light objects fall at the same speed

Heavy objects fall faster than light ones

Light objects fall faster than heavy ones

Objects fall at random speeds

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the main function of LIGO?

Detect gravitational waves

Measure electromagnetic forces

Study the motion of planets

Analyze air resistance

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What did Einstein's General Theory of Relativity describe gravity as?

Warping of space and time

A universal law of attraction

A mysterious invisible force

Constant acceleration