WorksheetsStephen Hawking - Brief history of time
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
To observe black holes you must observe what? (from Chapter 6 Black Holes)
Their cause
Their mass
Their distance from the nearest star
Their effects
A black hole results from a large star using up what type of fuel? (from Chapter 6 Black Holes)
Helium.
Gaseous.
Liquid.
Hydrogen.
What else can we not see, besides black holes? (from Chapter 7 Black Holes Ain't So Black)
Black matter.
Light waves.
Photon matters.
Clear matter.
The publication of what book made Einstein declare, " If I were wrong, then one would've been enough." (from Albert Einstein)
All Against Einstein.
1000 Authors Against Einstein.
100 Authors Against Einstein.
101 Authors Against Einstein.
Newton was the first scientist to be what? (from Isaac Newton)
Given a medal.
A peer.
A duke.
Knighted.
What theory says that the universe has always existed and always will? (from Chapter 8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe)
Particle physics.
Quantum mechanics.
Grand unified theory.
Theory of everything.
"We see the universe the way it is because we exist," demonstrates what principle? (from Chapter 8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe)
Rationalization principle.
Anthropomorphic principle.
Anthropic principle.
Humanity principle.
What type of theories try to bring the various virtual particles together as one entity, but do not include gravity? (from Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature)
Theories of Unification Principles.
Grand Unification Theories.
Grand Complete Theories.
Theories of Everything.
What is one of the colors of quarks? (from Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature)
White.
Yellow.
Purple.
Red.
What force is so strong in a black hole that nothing can escape? (from Chapter 6 Black Holes)
Magnetism.
Force.
Electricity.
Gravity.
If something can escape the event horizon of a black hole, it would be explained by thinking about the behavior of what? (from Chapter 7 Black Holes Ain't So Black)
Waves.
Particles.
Gravity.
Light.
Scientist who proposed one of the first heliocentric theories in Renaissance, which led to scientific revolution.
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Galileo Galilei.
Claudius Ptolemy.
Aristotle.
How would you rate this book? (this quiz, in case you did not read the book)
4 (amazing)
3 (good)
2 (mediocre)
1 (awful)
