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

2. Fred Hoyle came up with the term "Big Bang" while trying to:
(a) Simplify how the universe came to exist.
(b) Prove the theory.
(c) Show how life evolved on Earth.
(d) Disprove the theory.

3. Astronomer Edmond Halley approached mathematician Sir Isaac Newton to get his help figuring out why planets:
(a) Spin on their axes.
(b) Vary in size.
(c) Orbit the sun in ellipses.
(d) Are round.

4. Which of the following is not a major geological era?
(a) Paleozoic.
(b) Precolumbian.
(c) Precambrian.
(d) Mesozoic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Had the universe formed just slightly differently:

2. Our universe is at least how many light-years wide?

3. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

4. What components were central to the apparatus that Henry Cavendish used to determine the density of Earth?

5. Sir Isaac Newton wrote "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," which explains his laws of what?

(see the answer key)

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