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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The fact that Pluto has a moon was not discovered until:
(a) 1991.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1936.

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) Myths and legends.
(b) Millions and millions of years.
(c) A particular era.
(d) Exactly seven days.

4. Sir Isaac Newton wrote "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," which explains his laws of what?
(a) Attraction.
(b) Electromagnetic interference.
(c) Quantum physics.
(d) Motion and gravity.

5. How far away is Proxima Centauri from Earth?
(a) 700 million times farther than Mars.
(b) 390 million times farther than Venus.
(c) 120 million times farther than our sun.
(d) 100 million times farther than our moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many stars can be seen from Earth using a two-inch telescope?

2. Pluto is the first planet to be discovered by an:

3. Which of the following is not a major geological era?

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

5. Had the universe formed just slightly differently:

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