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

2. 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) Expanding.
(b) Stable.
(c) Oscillating.
(d) Shrinking.

3. Who suggested that mass and energy are actually the same thing?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Joseph Lister.

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

5. In Chapter 23, the author discusses the battles that go on in the plant world regarding:
(a) Using plants for medicinal purposes.
(b) Funding for plant research.
(c) What to name plants.
(d) Who owns plant patents.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is an extremophile?

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

5. What did Carl Linnaeus develop that is still in wide use today?

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