Einstein, General Relativity
  • 1. What year was Albert Einstein born?
A) 1905
B) 1923
C) 1879
D) 1897
  • 2. What shape does spacetime take in the presence of a massive object?
A) Curved
B) Spherical
C) Flat
D) Hexagonal
  • 3. What did the observation of gravitational waves in 2015 confirm about General Relativity?
A) The reversal of time
B) The absence of black holes
C) The existence of parallel universes
D) The existence of gravitational waves
  • 4. What is the name of the phenomenon explained by General Relativity where light bends near massive objects?
A) Reflection diffraction
B) Gravitational lensing
C) Optical refraction
D) Electromagnetic deflection
  • 5. What phenomenon explained by General Relativity occurs around very massive and rotating objects?
A) Frame dragging
B) Black hole formation
C) Time dilation
D) Quantum superposition
  • 6. What is the Schwarzschild radius a measure of?
A) The distance between galaxies
B) The circumference of the Earth
C) The event horizon of a black hole
D) The curvature of a wormhole
  • 7. How did Einstein describe the force of gravity in General Relativity?
A) As the curvature of spacetime
B) As the transfer of particles
C) As the result of friction
D) As the interaction of strong and weak forces
  • 8. What does the principle of equivalence in General Relativity state?
A) Charge is equivalent to mass
B) Gravity is equivalent to acceleration
C) Voltage is equivalent to current
D) Momentum is equivalent to energy
  • 9. How many dimensions does General Relativity describe spacetime as having?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Three
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