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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. How do today's professional astronomers search for supernovae?
(a) Using classical mathematical predictions.
(b) In collaboration with astrologers.
(c) With digital cameras and computers.
(d) Hiring interns to peer through telescopes 24/7.

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

3. When was the Big Bang Theory first proposed?
(a) 1790s.
(b) 1850s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1960s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that Pluto has a moon was not discovered until:

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

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

4. How far away is Proxima Centauri from Earth?

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

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