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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. When radiation was first discovered, people thought it must have:
(a) An extraterrestrial origin.
(b) Been caused by thunderstorms.
(c) Healthful properties.
(d) High toxicity.

2. James Hutton believed that the natural forces forming the geology of Earth are:
(a) Random and unpredictable.
(b) Now extinct.
(c) Impossible to classify.
(d) Still at work.

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

4. In 1903, who won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering radioactivity?
(a) René Just Haüy and Jean Becquerel.
(b) Louise Désirée Lorieux, Jean Becquerel, and Henri Becquerel.
(c) Marie Curie, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel.
(d) Marie Curie and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

5. According to the Reverend William Buckland, the biblical reference to "in the beginning" with regards to the formation of Earth could refer to:
(a) Exactly seven days.
(b) A particular era.
(c) Millions and millions of years.
(d) Myths and legends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1700s, people were finding holes in theories. For example, if the thoughts on erosion were completely correct, then:

2. Tired of climbing hills to study clouds, C. T. R. Wilson invented what?

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

4. Which of the following is not a major geological era?

5. Which of the following is NOT a quark "flavor?"

(see the answer key)

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