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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. Which of the following is not part of an atom?
(a) Neutron.
(b) Electron.
(c) Morton.
(d) Proton.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Pluto discovered?

2. How far away is Proxima Centauri from Earth?

3. Arranged side by side, how many atoms can fit across the width of a typical human hair?

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

5. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

(see the answer key)

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