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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. Many scientists suspect that Pluto is just a comet of the:
(a) Solar Belt.
(b) Orion Belt.
(c) Neptunian Belt.
(d) Kuiper Belt.

2. In the 1700s, people were finding holes in theories. For example, if the thoughts on erosion were completely correct, then:
(a) Icebergs would have eroded long ago.
(b) There would be no mountains, only smooth hills.
(c) All farmland would have been washed away.
(d) Sand would be ground to fine powder.

3. What is a supernova?
(a) A white dwarf.
(b) A young, emerging star.
(c) A red giant.
(d) A dying star.

4. In a span of just 20 years, the number of known moons in the solar system grew from:
(a) 60 to more than 500.
(b) 12 to more than 300.
(c) 10 to more than 25.
(d) 30 to more than 90.

5. About how many stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 9,600.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,200.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Between 1980 and 2003, how many supernovas did the Reverend Robert Evans of Australia discover using a simple backyard telescope?

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

5. When was the Big Bang Theory first proposed?

(see the answer key)

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