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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. 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) Hans Geiger.
(c) Ernest Rutherford.
(d) John Dalton.

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

3. 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) Exactly seven days.
(c) Myths and legends.
(d) Millions and millions of years.

4. According to James Ussher, an Archbishop of the Church of Ireland who was alive in the 1600s, Earth had been created:
(a) Millions of years ago.
(b) In an instant.
(c) On October 23, 4004 B.C.
(d) On January 1, 10,000 B.C.

5. 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?
(a) René Just Haüy.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.
(d) Louise Désirée Lorieux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many scientists suspect that Pluto is just a comet of the:

2. Today, scientists know that radiation in high doses is:

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

4. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

5. Astronomer Edmond Halley believed that the distance from the Earth to the sun could be deduced from the:

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