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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5,Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Scientists are aware of at least how many galaxies in the universe?
(a) 110 thousand.
(b) 90 trillion.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 140 billion.

3. What is an extremophile?
(a) An organism adapted to living in extreme conditions.
(b) A scientist who studies climate extremes.
(c) A researcher who explores extremely isolated regions.
(d) An extremely large living organism.

4. A caldera is a:
(a) Pointy volcanic peak.
(b) Chain of islands.
(c) Large crater.
(d) Group of hot springs.

5. Vesto Slipher's work at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona led him to discover that distant stars are moving away from us, with the farthest stars moving the fastest, suggesting that the universe is:
(a) Stable.
(b) Shrinking.
(c) Expanding.
(d) Oscillating.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, what did Bob Christiansen realize about Yellowstone National Park after observing NASA-supplied images?

2. What followed the last supervolcanic eruption on Earth in the region that is now northern Sumatra?

3. According to Bryson, what percentage of all animal and plant life is yet to be discovered?

4. In Chapter 23, the author discusses the battles that go on in the plant world regarding:

5. The first eruption of Yellowstone took place how many years ago?

(see the answer key)

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