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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. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:
(a) The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Australia.
(b) There are no polar bears in Antarctica.
(c) Seashell fossils are found on mountaintops.
(d) Polar ice caps do not melt.

2. Astronomer Edmond Halley approached mathematician Sir Isaac Newton to get his help figuring out why planets:
(a) Are round.
(b) Vary in size.
(c) Orbit the sun in ellipses.
(d) Spin on their axes.

3. In addition to being a seventeenth-century astronomer, Christopher Wren designed:
(a) Clothes.
(b) Cathedrals.
(c) Eyeglasses.
(d) Swords.

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

5. The Geiger counter is a:
(a) Molecular microscope.
(b) Magnetic imager.
(c) Radioactivity detector.
(d) Voltage meter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When radiation was first discovered, people thought it must have:

2. According to the Reverend William Buckland, the biblical reference to "in the beginning" with regards to the formation of Earth could refer to:

3. James Hutton believed that the natural forces forming the geology of Earth are:

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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