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What did Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity reveal about the nature of gravity?
What did Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity reveal about the nature of gravity?
- Gravity is caused by the attraction between two masses
- Gravity is a force that acts instantaneously at a distance
- Gravity is the push and pull of space and time itself (correct)
- Gravity is a result of the interaction between electromagnetic fields
What did Albert Einstein use to make his astonishing discovery about time and space?
What did Albert Einstein use to make his astonishing discovery about time and space?
- Mathematical simulations
- Laboratory experiments
- Thought experiments (correct)
- Field observations
What does General Relativity describe?
What does General Relativity describe?
- Space, time, and gravity (correct)
- Nuclear forces within atoms
- Particle interactions at the quantum level
- Electromagnetic fields and forces
What did the experts consider to be one of the greatest scientific theories ever conceived?
What did the experts consider to be one of the greatest scientific theories ever conceived?
What did Einstein call his idea about what we feel as gravity?
What did Einstein call his idea about what we feel as gravity?
What was a defining feature of Einstein's thinking?
What was a defining feature of Einstein's thinking?
What inspired Einstein's unique way of thinking about the physical world?
What inspired Einstein's unique way of thinking about the physical world?
What did Einstein develop a lifelong devotion to, after receiving a compass from his father?
What did Einstein develop a lifelong devotion to, after receiving a compass from his father?
What characteristic was evident in Einstein's personality from an early age?
What characteristic was evident in Einstein's personality from an early age?
What did Janna Levin consider beautiful?
What did Janna Levin consider beautiful?
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