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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A hundred years before Einstein's math analyses confirmed the existence of atoms, this self-educated scientist suggested everything is made up of tiny, unchangeable particles:
(a) George Hadley.
(b) John Dalton.
(c) Hans Geiger.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

2. Today, scientists know that radiation in high doses is:
(a) Safe.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Tolerable.
(d) Toxic.

3. Astronomer Edmond Halley believed that the distance from the Earth to the sun could be deduced from the:
(a) Transits of Venus.
(b) Distance to the moon.
(c) Size of solar flares.
(d) Position of Mars.

4. In the 1700s, people were finding holes in theories. For example, if the thoughts on erosion were completely correct, then:
(a) Icebergs would have eroded long ago.
(b) All farmland would have been washed away.
(c) Sand would be ground to fine powder.
(d) There would be no mountains, only smooth hills.

5. When was Pluto discovered?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1876.

Short Answer Questions

1. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

2. Which of the following is not a major geological era?

3. Who postponed his honeymoon in order to write a scientific paper about the movements of electrons?

4. Which of the following is not part of an atom?

5. James Hutton believed that the natural forces forming the geology of Earth are:

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