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1
What two famous physicists convinced Einstein to send the letter to FDR?
Fermi and Oppenheimer
Sheldon and Amy
Fermi and Craig
Fermi and Szillard
2
What hits the batter first?
A blast wave
Debris
an xray front
a gamma ray front
3
What was Albert Einstein's first wife's name?
Elsa
Marie
Ilsa
Mileva
4
Which of the following is not a postulate of the Special Theory of Relativity?
The laws of Physics apply in inertial reference frames..
There is no such thing as absolute rest or motion.
There are experiments you can do to prove absolute motion
The speed of light is a constant for all observers
5
How long does it take the Relativistic baseball to reach the batter?
75 femtoseconds
90 nanoseconds
70 femtoseconds
70 nanoseconds
6
What did Einstein famously say to Niels Bohr about Quantum Mechanics?
Imagination is more important than knowledge
God does not play dice
I hate Nazis
Mileva is hotter than your wife
7
What rule allows the batter to advance to non existent first base?
MLB Rule 6.10(c)
MLB Rule 6.08(c)
MLB Rule 6.08(a)
MLB Rule 6.08(b)
8
What experiment led to the Special Theory of Relativity?
Michelson-Morley
Electromagnetic Induction
Gravitation
Time Dilation
9
For the Neutron Bullet, how close can you get before the point of no return?
20 cm
18 inches
one mile
10 cm
10
Which of the following papers led to Einstein's Nobel Prize?
General Theory of Relativity
Special Theory of Relativity
The Photoelectric Effect
Brownian Motion
11
What year did Einstein publish The General Theory of Relativity?
1915
1909
1912
1905
12
What year was Einstein's Miracle Year?
1939
1912
1908
1905
13
What's the most difficult mixed drink in the history of beverages?
V8 Splash
A Shirley Temple
the Neutron Star
A Roy Rogers
14
What happens to time around a black hole?
Nobody knows
It goes faster due to gravity
It slows dramatically
Nothing, its too dark to see a clock
15
A 20 yr old twin travels at .95c for 5yrs. How old is the rest twin on return?
95
16
112
36
16
What happens to a subatomic particle when it reaches relativistic speeds?
It becomes more massive
It contracts
Its decay rate slows
All of these are true
17
What year did Einstein send a letter to President Roosevelt about nuclear weapons?
1932
1942
1945
1939
18
What does the General Theory of Relativity Explain?
Why time slows down at high speed
Why the Moon wobbles
How length contracts
That gravity is the warping of spacetime
19
What happens to the mass of a 1 kg brick accelerated to C?
It becomes infinitely massive
It can't happen
All of these things
Undefined
20
What event confirmed Einstein's General Theory of Relativity?
The Precession of Mercury
It was never confirmed
The Atomic Bomb
Eddington's Eclipse Expedition of 1919
