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What Physics Facts Are False? #1

Can you spot the false physics fact in each of the questions? (1 question: 3 true, 1 false. Click on the false one)
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Last updated: June 30, 2023
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1. The laws of Newton are:
Every object moves in a straight line unless acted upon by a force
Every object gets affected by an external force
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
2. Galileo Galilei discovered these Jovian moons:
Europa
Callisto
Thebe
Io
3. Proxima Centauri is this close to the Sun:
3.8ly
4.2ly
265,613AU
2.469x10^14 miles
4. These wavelengths are beyond human vision:
380nm-700nm
780nm-1mm
100nm-400nm
0.1cm-10cm
5. The 5 types of waves are:
Transverse
Mechanical
Seismic
Longitudinal
Plasma
6. The sun is smaller than these other stars:
Sirius
Gliese 299
Aldebaran
Rigel
7. These physicists were the pioneers of quantum mechanics:
Max Planck
Niels Bohr
Werner Heisenberg
Ernest Rutherford
8. These particles are bigger than a quark:
Neutrino
Electron
Neutron
Muon
9. These forces are stronger than gravity:
Strong force
Weak force
Motion force
Electromagnetic force
10. These are the relativities set out by Einstein:
Normal relativity
Special relativity
General relativity
11. Spacetime warps from these objects:
Stars
Magnetic fields
Black holes
Asteroids
12. These travel slower than light:
Gravity
Magnetic force
Sound
Wind
13. These are the stages the sun will go through in its life:
Red giant
White dwarf
Black hole
14. These telescopes orbit in space:
JWST
Hubble
Chandra
Keck telescope
15. These facilities are able to detect gravitational waves:
LIGO
FEMTO
VIRGO
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