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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Earth is the only planet in the solar system to have what?
(a) Plate tectonics.
(b) Moons.
(c) Mountains and valleys.
(d) Storms.

2. Which of the following is not part of an atom?
(a) Electron.
(b) Neutron.
(c) Morton.
(d) Proton.

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

4. Scientists are aware of at least how many galaxies in the universe?
(a) 140 billion.
(b) 110 thousand.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 90 trillion.

5. A hundred years before Einstein's math analyses confirmed the existence of atoms, this self-educated scientist suggested everything is made up of tiny, unchangeable particles:
(a) Hans Geiger.
(b) Ernest Rutherford.
(c) George Hadley.
(d) John Dalton.

6. In 1875, why was Max Planck advised against studying physics and urged to study math instead?
(a) Planek knew high-level math but only very basic physics.
(b) A career in math offered greater financial opportunities for him.
(c) It was believed that all the important physics discoveries had already been made.
(d) The government often arrested those who delved in certain branches of physics.

7. As of July 2001, approximately how many asteroids had been identified?
(a) 29,000,000.
(b) 2,700.
(c) 240.
(d) 26,000.

8. Which of the following is not a layer of Earth?
(a) Mantle.
(b) Crust.
(c) Filling.
(d) Core.

9. Plate tectonics refers to:
(a) The mechanism behind hurricanes.
(b) The motion of the Earth's atmosphere.
(c) The motion of the Earth's crust.
(d) The mechanism behind sand dunes.

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

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

12. The Geiger counter is a:
(a) Molecular microscope.
(b) Magnetic imager.
(c) Voltage meter.
(d) Radioactivity detector.

13. According to the Caltech physicist Richard Feynman, the most important discovery ever made is what?
(a) Atoms.
(b) Pasteurization.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Penicillin.

14. Invented in the 1930s, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have proven to be damaging to:
(a) Underground caves.
(b) The tourism industry.
(c) Refrigerator production.
(d) The ozone layer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

2. With scientists having found so many dinosaur bones by the dawn of the twentieth century, what did they conclude about the age of Earth?

3. Using a depth sounder during World War II, Harry Hess discovered that ocean floors:

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

5. According to James Ussher, an Archbishop of the Church of Ireland who was alive in the 1600s, Earth had been created:

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