Question 1

Important support for General Relativity came from studies of the precession of the orbit of

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A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Earth. 
D) Mars. 
E) asteroids. 
A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Earth. 
D) Mars. 
E) asteroids. A

Question 2

A strong gravitational field

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A) slows a clock. 
B) speeds up a clock. 
C) does not affect a clock. 
A) slows a clock. 
B) speeds up a clock. 
C) does not affect a clock. A

Question 3

According to the principle of equivalence

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A) mass and energy are two forms of the same thing. 
B) space and time are two forms of the same thing. 
C) electricity and magnetism are two forms of the same thing. 
D) observations made in an accelerating reference frame are indistinguishable from those made in a gravitational field. 
E) all of these 
A) mass and energy are two forms of the same thing. 
B) space and time are two forms of the same thing. 
C) electricity and magnetism are two forms of the same thing. 
D) observations made in an accelerating reference frame are indistinguishable from those made in a gravitational field. 
E) all of these D

Question 4

Compared to Newton's theory of gravitation,Einstein's theory

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A) is an exception to the correspondence principle. 
B) obeys the correspondence principle. 
C) neither of these 
A) is an exception to the correspondence principle. 
B) obeys the correspondence principle. 
C) neither of these

Question 5

Suppose at the surface of the Earth a person can do 20 pushups.In a spaceship far away from any gravitational influence,accelerating at g,the same person could do

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A) less than 20 pushups. 
B) 20 pushups. 
C) more than 20 pushups. 
A) less than 20 pushups. 
B) 20 pushups. 
C) more than 20 pushups.

Question 6

The two-dimensional surface of the Earth is

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A) positively curved. 
B) negatively curved. 
C) both of these 
D) none of these 
A) positively curved. 
B) negatively curved. 
C) both of these 
D) none of these

Question 7

A measuring stick on a rapidly rotating disk will not appear to shrink if it is oriented along the

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A) circumference. 
B) radius. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these 
A) circumference. 
B) radius. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these

Question 8

The measured ratio of circumference to diameter on a disk is pi when the disk is

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A) moving at relativistic speeds. 
B) rapidly rotating. 
C) at rest. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) moving at relativistic speeds. 
B) rapidly rotating. 
C) at rest. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 9

The quantity that shifts in a gravitational red shift is

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A) wave frequency. 
B) wave direction. 
C) field intensity. 
D) space-time curvature. 
E) none of these 
A) wave frequency. 
B) wave direction. 
C) field intensity. 
D) space-time curvature. 
E) none of these

Question 10

If the sun collapsed to a black hole,the time required for Earth to orbit the collapsed sun would

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A) increase. 
B) decrease. 
C) stay the same. 
A) increase. 
B) decrease. 
C) stay the same.

Question 11

The orbit of Mercury precesses because

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A) Mercury moves in the gravitational field of the other planets. 
B) Mercury travels faster than any other planet. 
C) Mercury is closest to the sun. 
D) the sun's gravitational field varies along Mercury's orbit. 
E) none of these 
A) Mercury moves in the gravitational field of the other planets. 
B) Mercury travels faster than any other planet. 
C) Mercury is closest to the sun. 
D) the sun's gravitational field varies along Mercury's orbit. 
E) none of these

Question 12

An astronaut falling into a black hole would see the universe

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A) red shifted. 
B) blue shifted. 
A) red shifted. 
B) blue shifted.

Question 13

If a star that is 10 light-years away from Earth explodes,gravitational waves from the explosion will reach Earth in

Accepted Answer

A) less than 10 years. 
B) more than 10 years. 
C) 10 years. 
A) less than 10 years. 
B) more than 10 years. 
C) 10 years.

Question 14

According to relativity theory,it is possible to reverse time and grow younger when you

Accepted Answer

A) are near a black hole. 
B) are near a very large gravitational field. 
C) travel at nearly the speed of light. 
D) You can never grow younger. 
E) none of these 
A) are near a black hole. 
B) are near a very large gravitational field. 
C) travel at nearly the speed of light. 
D) You can never grow younger. 
E) none of these

Question 15

In a one-g gravitational field,in one second,a light beam will curve beneath a perfectly straight line by

Accepted Answer

A) less than 4.9 m. 
B) 4)9 m. 
C) more than 4.9 m. 
A) less than 4.9 m. 
B) 4)9 m. 
C) more than 4.9 m.

Question 16

The quantity that undergoes a red shift is

Accepted Answer

A) wave frequency. 
B) wavelength. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these 
A) wave frequency. 
B) wavelength. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these

Question 17

At the bottom of a well deep enough so that the acceleration due to gravity is less than 1 g,a watch will run

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A) slow. 
B) fast. 
C) the same as at 1 g. 
A) slow. 
B) fast. 
C) the same as at 1 g.

Question 18

If a star 100 light-years away explodes,time for the gravitational waves to reach Earth is 100 years as measured from

Accepted Answer

A) any uniformly moving reference frame. 
B) any accelerating reference frame. 
C) any reference frame,accelerated or not. 
D) the reference frame of the waves. 
E) Earth. 
A) any uniformly moving reference frame. 
B) any accelerating reference frame. 
C) any reference frame,accelerated or not. 
D) the reference frame of the waves. 
E) Earth.

Question 19

Light bends when it

Accepted Answer

A) passes a massive star. 
B) passes through a gravitational field. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these 
A) passes a massive star. 
B) passes through a gravitational field. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these

Question 20

Fire a cannonball from a cannon and it curves due to gravity.Shine a light from a flashlight and it

Accepted Answer

A) curves per second the same as the cannonball. 
B) follows a straight-line path with no curvature at all. 
C) curves half as much as the cannonball. 
D) curves slightly,but not as much per second as the cannonball. 
A) curves per second the same as the cannonball. 
B) follows a straight-line path with no curvature at all. 
C) curves half as much as the cannonball. 
D) curves slightly,but not as much per second as the cannonball.

Exam 36: General Theory of Relativity

Important support for General Relativity came from studies of the precession of the orbit of

A strong gravitational field

According to the principle of equivalence

Compared to Newton's theory of gravitation,Einstein's theory

Suppose at the surface of the Earth a person can do 20 pushups.In a spaceship far away from any gravitational influence,accelerating at g,the same person could do

The two-dimensional surface of the Earth is

A measuring stick on a rapidly rotating disk will not appear to shrink if it is oriented along the

The measured ratio of circumference to diameter on a disk is pi when the disk is

The quantity that shifts in a gravitational red shift is

If the sun collapsed to a black hole,the time required for Earth to orbit the collapsed sun would

The orbit of Mercury precesses because

An astronaut falling into a black hole would see the universe

If a star that is 10 light-years away from Earth explodes,gravitational waves from the explosion will reach Earth in

According to relativity theory,it is possible to reverse time and grow younger when you

In a one-g gravitational field,in one second,a light beam will curve beneath a perfectly straight line by

The quantity that undergoes a red shift is

At the bottom of a well deep enough so that the acceleration due to gravity is less than 1 g,a watch will run

If a star 100 light-years away explodes,time for the gravitational waves to reach Earth is 100 years as measured from

Light bends when it

Fire a cannonball from a cannon and it curves due to gravity.Shine a light from a flashlight and it

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