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Relativity by Albert Einstein
  • 1. What year did Albert Einstein publish his special theory of relativity?
A) 1921
B) 1915
C) 1935
D) 1905
  • 2. What did Einstein call the concept of time differing for observers in different frames?
A) Time compression
B) Time symmetry
C) Time dilation
D) Time expansion
  • 3. Which principle states that the laws of physics are invariant across non-accelerating frames?
A) Principle of uniform motion
B) Principle of acceleration
C) Principle of specific gravity
D) Principle of relativity
  • 4. Which experimental result confirmed the principle of relativity?
A) The Cavendish experiment
B) The Foucault pendulum
C) The Michelson-Morley experiment
D) The Rutherford experiment
  • 5. Which object was first observed bending light as predicted by general relativity?
A) An asteroid
B) A neutron star
C) A black hole
D) The Sun
  • 6. What did Einstein's general theory of relativity replace?
A) The principle of inertia
B) The kinetic theory of gases
C) Newton's law of universal gravitation
D) The theory of electromagnetism
  • 7. According to relativity, what is affected by strong gravitational fields?
A) Temperature
B) Light
C) Air pressure
D) Magnetic fields
  • 8. Einstein introduced which concept to explain gravity in general relativity?
A) Force fields
B) Quantum flux
C) The curvature of spacetime
D) Invariant mass
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