Quiz  /  Theory of Relativity - Light and Time

  • 1. 
    What famous scientist came up with the Theory of Relativity?

  • Aristotle
  • Isaac Newton
  • Albert Einstein
  • Thomas Edison

  • 2. 
    What letter represents the speed of light in formulas?

  • i
  • c
  • l
  • s

  • 3. 
    Around how far does light travel in one second?

  • 186,000 meters
  • 500 feet
  • 186,000 miles
  • 1 mile

  • 4. 
    What is a light year?

  • The distance light travels in a year
  • The time it takes light to travel from the Sun to the Earth
  • The time it takes for light to travel across the galaxy
  • The distance between the Earth and the Sun

  • 5. 
    Time travels ______ for someone traveling near the speed of light relative to someone standing still.

  • Faster
  • The same
  • Slower

  • 6. 
    If you flew to a star and back at the speed of light, when you got back would you be older or younger than your twin sister who stayed on Earth?

  • Younger
  • The same
  • Older

  • 7. 
    According the theory of relativity, time passes _____ the stronger the gravity.

  • The same
  • Faster
  • Slower

  • 8. 
    True or False: Light will bend in a strong gravity field.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    Theoretically, what would happen if you could travel faster than the speed of light?

  • Time would go very fast
  • Time would stop
  • The universe would explode
  • Time would go in reverse

  • 10. 
    True or False: The concept of time dilation is just a theory and can not be proven with experiments.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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