Gravitational Waves Quiz

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In what year were gravitational waves later predicted by Albert Einstein?

  • 1916 (correct)
  • 1920
  • 1905
  • 1893

Who first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?

  • Oliver Heaviside (correct)
  • Isaac Newton
  • Albert Einstein
  • Henri Poincaré

What is the speed at which gravitational waves propagate from their source?

  • Speed of electricity
  • Speed of magnetism
  • Speed of sound
  • Speed of light (correct)

What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?

<p>Gravitational radiation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Newton's law of universal gravitation not provide for the existence of gravitational waves?

<p>It assumes physical interactions propagate instantaneously (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?

<p>Oliver Heaviside (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Albert Einstein predict gravitational waves as?

<p>Ripples in spacetime (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Newton's law of universal gravitation not provide for the existence of gravitational waves?

<p>It is predicated on the assumption of instantaneous propagation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?

<p>Gravitational radiation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When were gravitational waves first proposed?

<p>1893 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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