Joy of Science #16 & #17

1) The Principle of Relativity states that laws of nature are the same in every: a) universe c) experiment b) reference frame d) laboratory

2) Einstein thought that perhaps our common sense about how velocities add up may be wrong, since our everyday experience does not deal with, say, things going at light speed. He thought about this while journeying: a) on a trolley car looking at a clock tower c) on a spaceship apporaching orbit b) on horseback looking at his watch d) from Naples to Rome

3) Einstein's theory of special relativity deals with objects moving at a uniform speed. The second part, called general relativity, deals with reference frames that a) are accelerating c) defy Maxwell's laws b) are radioactive d) are in space.

4) If you were in a sealed spaceship rocketing at one g, could you tell the difference between that spaceship and earth? a) no 5) Einstein saw the space as a surface that was: a) convex c) spiral 6) Did Einstein prove that Newton was wrong? a) Yes, his work was primitive b) No, his laws just applied to everyday velocities b) yes

b) concave d) warped

7) Atoms are submicroscopic particles from which all things are made. What Greek philosopher posited them to solve the problem of "the one and the many?" a) Aristotle b) Ptolemy c) Democritus d) Pliny

8) Einstein explained the effect in which atomic particles crash into dust that is suspended on water and "jiggle" the particles. What is this effect called? a) Brownian Motion c) The Uncertainty Principle (every measurement alters the subject being measured) 9) A mole is a unit that measures: a) The speed of light b) the visible spectrum of light c) the velocity of mass d) each element by its atomic number in grams 10) Avogadro's number measures: a) how many atoms are in a mole c) how many protons and nutrons surround a nucleus b) how many electrons are shed from a positively charged nucleus d) how many atoms are in a gram b) The Scintillation d) The Heisenberg Response