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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. After noticing an unusual phenomenon with uranium salts and a photographic plate, Henri Becquerel asked one of his graduate students to investigate the matter. Who was this student?
(a) Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) René Just Haüy.
(d) Louise Désirée Lorieux.

2. Atoms are made up of smaller particles, including:
(a) Quarks.
(b) Molecules.
(c) Cells.
(d) Bytes.

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

4. Today, scientists know that radiation in high doses is:
(a) Tolerable.
(b) Toxic.
(c) Safe.
(d) Healthy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average distance between asteroids found in the inner solar system between Mars and Jupiter?

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

3. What are so small that the dot on the letter "i" could hold 5 billion of them?

4. How do today's professional astronomers search for supernovae?

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

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