Sapphire Light Bends Space and Time — Questions and answers

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What did Adriana notice about the light after it passed a projected star?

Choices

  1. It disappeared completely.
  2. It sped up dramatically.
  3. It curved slightly. ✓
  4. It changed color to red.

Answer: It curved slightly.

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According to Dev, what is special about light in the universe?

Choices

  1. It is the slowest thing.
  2. It can easily change its path.
  3. Nothing should be able to change its path. ✓
  4. It travels in zig-zags.

Answer: Nothing should be able to change its path.

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Where did the story travel back in time to in the early 1900s?

Choices

  1. A big city in England.
  2. A small apartment in Bern, Switzerland. ✓
  3. A giant laboratory in America.
  4. The Morrison Planetarium.

Answer: A small apartment in Bern, Switzerland.

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What was Albert Einstein's "playground"?

Choices

  1. A science lab with lots of equipment.
  2. A park with swings and slides.
  3. His own mind. ✓
  4. An elevator in deep space.

Answer: His own mind.

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How did Sir Arthur Eddington test Einstein's idea in 1919?

Choices

  1. He built a new type of telescope.
  2. He dropped objects from a tall building.
  3. He photographed stars near the sun during a solar eclipse. ✓
  4. He studied the path of light underwater.

Answer: He photographed stars near the sun during a solar eclipse.

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How does spacetime bending affect GPS satellites?

Choices

  1. It makes their clocks run slower.
  2. It makes their clocks run slightly faster. ✓
  3. It makes them fall out of orbit.
  4. It changes their color.

Answer: It makes their clocks run slightly faster.

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