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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Many scientists suspect that Pluto is just a comet of the:
(a) Orion Belt.
(b) Kuiper Belt.
(c) Neptunian Belt.
(d) Solar Belt.

4. Quarks are held together by gluons and make up what?
(a) Electrons and protons.
(b) Electrons and neutrons.
(c) Neutrons and neutrinos.
(d) Protons and neutrons.

5. Max Planck ignored those who urged him to avoid physics and ended up doing groundbreaking work on:
(a) Electromagnetism.
(b) Entropy.
(c) Acceleration.
(d) Optics.

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. As of July 2001, approximately how many asteroids had been identified?

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

4. When radiation was first discovered, it was sometimes added to:

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

(see the answer key)

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