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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) Albert Einstein.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Joseph Lister.
(d) Charles Darwin.

2. In 1875, why was Max Planck advised against studying physics and urged to study math instead?
(a) A career in math offered greater financial opportunities for him.
(b) It was believed that all the important physics discoveries had already been made.
(c) The government often arrested those who delved in certain branches of physics.
(d) Planek knew high-level math but only very basic physics.

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

4. Approximately how many okapi live in the rain forests of Zaire?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 1,340,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 12,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that mass and energy are actually the same thing?

2. When entomologist Terry Erwin collected insect samples from 19 rain forest trees, how many different varieties of beetles did he find?

3. Max Planck ignored those who urged him to avoid physics and ended up doing groundbreaking work on:

4. When did the last supervolcano erupt on Earth?

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

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