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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Reverend William Buckland, the biblical reference to "in the beginning" with regards to the formation of Earth could refer to:
(a) Exactly seven days.
(b) Myths and legends.
(c) A particular era.
(d) Millions and millions of years.

2. How do today's professional astronomers search for supernovae?
(a) Hiring interns to peer through telescopes 24/7.
(b) In collaboration with astrologers.
(c) With digital cameras and computers.
(d) Using classical mathematical predictions.

3. Which famous scientist was once an unknown patent clerk in Switzerland?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Joseph Lister.

4. Many scientists suspect that Pluto is just a comet of the:
(a) Solar Belt.
(b) Neptunian Belt.
(c) Orion Belt.
(d) Kuiper Belt.

5. About how many stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 500.
(c) 9,600.
(d) 6,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quarks are held together by gluons and make up what?

2. Continental drift refers to:

3. What happened to the dinosaur bone discovered in New Jersey in 1789?

4. What are so small that the dot on the letter "i" could hold 5 billion of them?

5. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

(see the answer key)

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