A Brief History of Time - Chapter 4 Flashcards

1

Which Italian Physicists did Isaac Newton get a lot of ideas from?

2

What is the main idea of this chapter?

3

Newton's law of gravity states that the farther apart the planets or stars are, the ___________

4

If you drop a bowling ball and a feather at the same time, why does the bowling ball hit first?

5

If you drop a bowling ball and a golf ball at the same time, which will hit the ground first?

6

According to Hawking, in the ping-pong example, which observer is correct in their measurement?

A Brief History of Time - Chapter 4