Gravitational Waves Quiz
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Who first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?

  • Henri Poincaré
  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton
  • Oliver Heaviside (correct)
  • In which year were gravitational waves later predicted by Albert Einstein?

  • 1893
  • 1974
  • 1916 (correct)
  • 1905
  • What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?

  • Electromagnetic energy
  • Nuclear energy
  • Gravitational radiation (correct)
  • Kinetic energy
  • According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, do gravitational waves exist?

    <p>No, they are contradicted by Newton's law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What observation led to the first indirect evidence for the existence of gravitational waves?

    <p>Orbital decay of the Hulse–Taylor binary pulsar</p> Signup and view all the answers

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