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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What massive bone belonging to a dinosaur was found in New Jersey in 1789?
(a) Thighbone.
(b) Hipbone.
(c) Collarbone.
(d) Shoulder blade.

2. What organization opposed geologist Clair Patterson and his campaign?
(a) American Petroleum Institute.
(b) Swimming Pool Safety Institute.
(c) American Academy of Pediatrics.
(d) American Dairy Association.

3. When radiation was first discovered, it was sometimes added to:
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Toothpastes and laxatives.
(c) Stews and casseroles.
(d) Gasoline and alcohol.

4. Who postponed his honeymoon in order to write a scientific paper about the movements of electrons?
(a) James Chadwick.
(b) Ernest Rutherford.
(c) Niels Bohr.
(d) Albert Einstein.

5. What campaign did geologist Clair Patterson take on?
(a) Fortifying milk with vitamin D.
(b) Removing chlorine from swimming pools.
(c) Removing lead additives from gasoline.
(d) Adding fluoride to drinking water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arranged side by side, how many atoms can fit across the width of a typical human hair?

2. Scientists are aware of at least how many galaxies in the universe?

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

4. In 1875, why was Max Planck advised against studying physics and urged to study math instead?

5. Vesto Slipher's work at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona led him to discover that distant stars are moving away from us, with the farthest stars moving the fastest, suggesting that the universe is:

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