A Short History of Nearly Everything Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
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A Short History of Nearly Everything Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When radiation was first discovered, it was sometimes added to:
(a) Stews and casseroles.
(b) Drinking water.
(c) Toothpastes and laxatives.
(d) Gasoline and alcohol.

2. Halley believed that once scientists figured out the distance from the sun to the Earth, they could then calculate what?
(a) Distances to distant stars.
(b) Weight of the sun.
(c) Distances to other planets.
(d) Weight of Earth.

3. Through the examples provided about Thomas Midgley's inventions, what is the author trying to say about science?
(a) Pursuing scientific avenues is always justified, regardless of outcome.
(b) Science can better our lives but used unwisely it can be dangerous to the planet.
(c) Without science, we would still be living in caveman days in primitive dwellings.
(d) Science is the cause of all our modern ills.

4. Sir Isaac Newton wrote "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," which explains his laws of what?
(a) Quantum physics.
(b) Attraction.
(c) Electromagnetic interference.
(d) Motion and gravity.

5. What is the highest elevation that humans are able to live and survive on Earth continuously without special accommodations?
(a) 14,000 feet.
(b) 27,000 feet.
(c) 18,000 feet.
(d) 22,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Invented in the 1930s, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have proven to be damaging to:

2. Which of the following is not a layer of Earth?

3. In 1971, Mike Voorhies discovered an amazing fossil bed in Nebraska full of skeletons of prehistoric animals killed 12 millions years ago. How did they die?

4. Astronomer Edmond Halley approached mathematician Sir Isaac Newton to get his help figuring out why planets:

5. Astronomer Edmond Halley believed that the distance from the Earth to the sun could be deduced from the:

(see the answer key)

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