1) If the gravitational constant were slightly higher, then a) planetary orbits
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1) If the gravitational constant were slightly higher, then
a) planetary orbits would be impossible
b) gravity would reverse
c) stellar lifetimes would be too short for life to evolve
d) the Universe would not expand
e) all of the above
2) The fact that all the constants of the Universe seems fine tuned to produce life violates the
a) Cosmological Principle
b) Occam's Razor
c) conservation of energy
d) Copernican Principle
e) all of the above
3) Which of the following is not an unstable situation?
a) a ball at the top of a hill
b) a pendulum
c) a house of cards
d) an overinflated balloon
e) a wildfire
4) Quantum physics would argue for a
a) theological Universe
b) clockwork Universe
c) participatory Universe
d) designed Universe
e) expanding Universe
5) If the Earth were farther from the Sun, water would be frozen and life would not develop. This resolves the anthropic principle because
a) we would not exist to ask the question
b) aliens would ask the question
c) the constants are still fixed
d) the Earth would evolve life at a later date
e) the gravitational constant would decrease
6) Many-Worlds hypothesis states that
a) all events happen
b) each quantum event splits the Universe
c) Universes with and without life exist
d) multiple Universes cannot communicate with each other
e) all of the above
7) If every quantum event has 1030 possibilities and there are 1060 quantum events every second, how many universes are produced every second?
a) 1010
b) 1030
c) 1070
d) 1090
e) not enough information to determine
8) If life has a 1 chance in 1010 solar systems, and there are 1012 stars in the Galaxy, what is the typical number of planets with life in the Galaxy?
a) 1
b) 10
c) 100
d) 1,000
e) 1,000,000
9) If the odds are 1 in 1060 that an anthropic bubble has the right constants for the formation of lifeforms, how many bubble Universes probably exist?
a) 1
b) 1 million
c) 1 billion
d) 1 trillion
e) 1060
10) Inflations answer to the anthropic principle is poor since
a) it happened in the past
b) it lacks evidence of expansion today
c) it lacks an explanation of how the constants are determined
d) it has been replaced by string theory
e) all of the above
Explanation / Answer
1)e
2)e
3)b
4)c
5)a
6)e
7)d
8)c
9)e
10)e
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