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

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

3. 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) Ernest Rutherford.
(b) George Hadley.
(c) John Dalton.
(d) Hans Geiger.

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

5. Pluto is the first planet to be discovered by an:
(a) Austrian.
(b) American.
(c) Argentine.
(d) Australian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After noticing an unusual phenomenon with uranium salts and a photographic plate, Henri Becquerel asked one of his graduate students to investigate the matter. Who was this student?

3. According to James Ussher, an Archbishop of the Church of Ireland who was alive in the 1600s, Earth had been created:

4. According to the Caltech physicist Richard Feynman, the most important discovery ever made is what?

5. In the 1700s, people were finding holes in theories. For example, if the thoughts on erosion were completely correct, then:

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