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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Newton.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Edison.

2. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?
(a) Tailwind.
(b) Pushwind.
(c) Headwind.
(d) Nonlinear dynamics.

3. Isaac Cline's new house was located how many blocks north of the Gulf?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 25.

4. What concept was put forth in Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Tailwind.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Headwind.
(d) Pushwind.

5. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?
(a) Omaha, Nebraska.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Isaac Cline born?

2. Who, flanked by his Rough Riders, campaigned for the vice presidency in Introduction: The Beach?

3. In what year was Isaac Cline born?

4. What astronomer was the first to recognize that the earth's rotation had a great impact on weather?

5. What bison hunter and showman does the author describe performing in the Wild West in Introduction: The Beach?

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