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

  • Oliver Heaviside (correct)
  • Isaac Newton
  • Albert Einstein
  • Henri Poincaré
  • In which year did Albert Einstein predict the existence of gravitational waves?

  • 1974
  • 1893
  • 1916 (correct)
  • 1905
  • What phenomenon provided the first indirect evidence for the existence of gravitational waves?

  • Decay of the Hulse–Taylor binary pulsar (correct)
  • Orbital decay of the Moon
  • Solar eclipse
  • Discovery of a new planet
  • What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?

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    For what discovery did Russell A. Hulse and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993?

    <p>Discovery of gravitational waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Gravitational Waves

    • Albert Einstein first proposed the concept of gravitational waves.
    • In 1915, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves.
    • The phenomenon of binary pulsars provided the first indirect evidence for the existence of gravitational waves.
    • Gravitational waves transport energy in the form of ripples in the fabric of spacetime.
    • Russell A. Hulse and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993 for their discovery of the first binary pulsar, which provided evidence for gravitational waves.

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