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This German-born physicist published his revolutionary theory of gravity in 1915, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time.
- Albert Einstein
- Max Planck
- Werner Heisenberg
- Niels Bohr
These cosmic objects have gravity so intense that not even light can escape from them, predicted by the equations of curved spacetime.
- Neutron stars
- Black holes
- Quasars
- Pulsars
The year 1915 marked the publication of a revolutionary theory showing that gravity curves space and time, during what major global conflict?
- World War I
- World War II
- The Cold War
- The Franco-Prussian War
This boundary around a black hole marks the point of no return, beyond which not even light can escape the gravitational pull.
- Photon sphere
- Event horizon
- Schwarzschild radius
- Singularity
This navigation system used in smartphones relies on corrections from relativistic physics to maintain accuracy, as satellite clocks tick faster than ground clocks.
- Radar
- Sonar
- GPS
- Radio triangulation
Massive objects bend starlight, creating multiple images or arcs of distant galaxies. This bending phenomenon is known as what?
- Gravitational reflection
- Gravitational lensing
- Gravitational diffraction
- Gravitational absorption
This letter represents the universal speed limit in physics, appearing squared in the famous mass-energy equation.
- c
- v
- g
- h
This country, where the famous physicist was working at the patent office before publishing his revolutionary papers, was his home during his miracle year of 1905.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United States
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