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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Einstein's theories, what is the nature of space?
(a) It curves.
(b) It is a straight line.
(c) It is a flat plane.
(d) It has missing points.

2. What happened to the dinosaur bone discovered in New Jersey in 1789?
(a) It is on permanent display at the Smithsonian.
(b) It was sold to a museum in England.
(c) It had been permanently misplaced.
(d) It is part of a wealthy family's private collection.

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

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

5. The British astronomer Martin Rees hypothesizes that there could be an infinite number of what?
(a) Speeds of light.
(b) Subatomic particles.
(c) Different universes.
(d) Electromagnetic frequencies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the French Compte de Buffon claim about the New World (the Americas) compared to the known Old World?

2. What massive bone belonging to a dinosaur was found in New Jersey in 1789?

3. About how many stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth?

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

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

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