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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide?
(a) 0.038%.
(b) 0.579%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 1%.

2. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?
(a) About $55.
(b) About $60.
(c) About $50.
(d) About $65.

3. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?
(a) Cobalt-60.
(b) Tritium.
(c) Polonium-210.
(d) Potassium-40.

4. About how much energy does a large nuclear plant produce?
(a) 1 million watts.
(b) 900 million watts.
(c) A billion watts.
(d) 2 billion watts.

5. In Chapter 6, what was the name of Muller's student in his anecdote?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Liz.
(c) Cathi.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the IPCC estimate that temperatures could rise during your lifetime?

2. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

3. How long did it take the Manhattan Project scientists and engineers to build three nuclear weapons?

4. In the last century, how much has the cardbon dioxide level risen?

5. In Chapter 17, how many shuttles had been lost in more than 100 missions?

(see the answer key)

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