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Space time

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is spacetime?

a)

the passing of time depending on the observer's motion through space

b)

a mathematical model that joins space and time into a single idea called a continuum

2.

What is Minkowski Space?

a)

a four-dimensional continuum

b)

a three-dimensional continuum

c)

there is no such thing as Minkowski Space

3.

Who first introduced special relativity?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Hermann Minkowski

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

4.

Why doesn't the Earth roll towards the Sun like the Bowling ball and marble on a trampoline?

a)

Because Earth has Gravity

b)

Because Earth has greater mass

c)

Because Earth is large

d)

Neither of the options

5.

Which one of the following options did Isaac Newton discover?

a)

The speed of light is fixed, and moves constantly regardless of who observes it

b)

Velocity is never absolute, but always relative

c)

The speed of an object depends on the observer's state of motion

d)

The faster you move through space, the slower you move through time

6.

Which one of the following options did James Clerk Maxwell discover?

a)

The speed of light is fixed, and moves constantly regardless of who observes it

b)

Velocity is never absolute, but always relative

c)

The speed of an object depends on the observer's state of motion

d)

The faster you move through space, the slower you move through time

7.

Why are black holes invisible to us?

a)

Because it is too far for the light to reach

b)

Because no light can get out

c)

Because of it's gravity

8.

Who is his student?

a)

James Clerk Maxwell

b)

Henri Poincaré

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Isaac Newton

9.

Which are true?

a)

Wherever matter exists, it influences the geometry of space time.

b)

Wherever matter exists, it influences the geography of space time.

c)

Both are false