Relativity MCQs

Relativity MCQs

The following Relativity MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Relativity. We encourage you to answer these multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: In most production environments, _______ will be used as your the source of data input.

A.   Forwarders

B.   Data sources

C.   Data

D.   None of these

2: In most production environments, _______ will be used as the source of data input.

A.   Forwarders

B.   Dashboards

C.   Outputnew

D.   Field names

3: Einstein's general theory of relativity suggests that gravity is ______.

A.   Caused by curvature of spacetime

B.   Grassroots or outside lobbying

C.   How interest groups influence elections

D.   Lobbying the judicial branch

4: Who developed the theory of special relativity?

A.   Isaac Newton

B.   Albert Einstein

C.   Galileo Galilei

D.   Max Planck

5: Special relativity deals with the motion of objects in:

A.   A vacuum

B.   A gravitational field

C.   A straight line

D.   An inertial reference frame

6: According to special relativity, as an object approaches the speed of light, its:

A.   Mass decreases

B.   Mass increases

C.   Mass remains constant

D.   Volume decreases

7: What is the famous equation that relates energy (E) and mass (m) in special relativity?

A.   E = mc²

B.   E = mv²

C.   E = mc

D.   E = mv

8: Time dilation is a phenomenon predicted by special relativity, which means that:

A.   Time passes more slowly for an object in motion relative to an observer

B.   Time passes more quickly for an object in motion relative to an observer

C.   Time is always constant regardless of an object's motion

D.   Time is relative to the size of an object

9: What is the name of the thought experiment that involves a train moving at high speed with two lightning strikes at its front and back ends, demonstrating time dilation?

A.   The Twin Paradox

B.   The Light Clock Experiment

C.   The Michelson-Morley Experiment

D.   The Einstein's Train Thought Experiment

10: In general relativity, the force of gravity is described as:

A.   A pulling force between two masses

B.   The curvature of spacetime caused by mass

C.   A repulsive force between two masses

D.   The motion of planets in their orbits

11: According to general relativity, what causes massive objects like stars to bend the path of light passing near them?

A.   Gravitational waves

B.   Time dilation

C.   The expansion of the universe

D.   The curvature of spacetime

12: What is the concept of spacetime in relativity?

A.   The combination of space and time into a single four-dimensional continuum

B.   The distance between stars and galaxies

C.   The speed of light in a vacuum

D.   The relative motion between two objects

13: The famous experiment that provided experimental evidence supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity was:

A.   The Hubble Space Telescope mission

B.   The Michelson-Morley Experiment

C.   The Gravity Probe B mission

D.   The Double Slit Experiment