Einstein’s Life! Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

EINSTEIN JEOPARDY Early Life Rise to Fame Tons of Theories The Wars Formulae 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

Early Life – 10 Points Mathematics. What was the only subject that Einstein showed promise in at school? Mathematics.

Early Life – 20 Points He was a clerk in the patent office in Berne. What was Einstein’s first job? He was a clerk in the patent office in Berne.

Early Life – 30 Points The town of Ulm in Germany. Where was Einstein born? The town of Ulm in Germany.

Early Life – 40 Points What year was Einstein born? 1879

Early Life – 50 Points What year did Einstein die? 1955.

Rise to Fame – 10 Points The photoelectric effect. What was the first concept, in quantum theory, that Einstein gave an explanation for? The photoelectric effect.

Rise to Fame – 20 Points What was the second concept in his papers, which he found a mathematical interpretation for? An interpretation of the random motion of particles in a fluid, a behaviour known as ‘Brownian movement.’

Rise to Fame – 30 Points What was Einstein’s third and most celebrated paper on? Special relativity, which changed our notions of time, length and energy.

Rise to Fame – 40 Points Which universities offered Einstein a post after the publication of his papers? The University of Zurich and the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute in Berlin.

Rise to Fame – 50 Points The solar eclipse of 1919. Which real life event proved correct Einstein’s idea that a gravitational field can deflect light? The solar eclipse of 1919.

Tons of Theories – 10 Points What was the name of the all-encompassing framework that Einstein searched for, for 22 years of his life? Unified field theory.

Tons of Theories – 20 Points What is one theory that scientists are working on to tie all physical phenomena together? String theory.

Tons of Theories – 30 Points What theory did Einstein not agree with? Heisenberg’s theory that properties of subatomic particles were based probability.

Tons of Theories – 40 Points Explain the relativity principle. All the laws of physics are valid in all inertial reference frames.

Tons of Theories – 50 Points Explain the principle of the constancy of the speed of light. Light travels through vacuum at a speed of c=3.00x108 m/s relative to all inertial frames of reference.

The Wars – 10 Points Newton and Einstein. Which two scientists have been considered the “giants” of science even today? Newton and Einstein.

The Wars – 20 Points He did not want it to be used. What was Einstein’s position on the atomic bomb? He did not want it to be used.

The Wars – 30 Points The Manhattan Project. What was the name of the project that Americans were using to create the atomic bomb? The Manhattan Project.

The Wars – 40 Points What were Einstein’s views on warfare? He was a pacifist who supported total disarmament.

The Wars – 50 Points Einsteinium with atomic number 99. What element is named in honour of Einstein and what is its atomic number? Einsteinium with atomic number 99.

Formulae – 10 Points What is the formula for the conservation of mass-energy?

Formulae – 20 Points What is the formula for time dilation?

Formulae– 30 Points What is the formula for length contraction?

Formulae – 40 Points What is the formula for relativistic momentum?

Formulae – 50 Points What is the formula for relativistic energy?