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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do the carcinogens from coal-buring plants last in the ground?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) Forever.

2. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?
(a) 40%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 30%.

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

4. In Chapter 11, when did the U.S. and Russia disclosed the number of nuclear strategic warheads that they had?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2008.

5. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?
(a) 1.
(b) 34.
(c) 8.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?

2. When did the U.S. and Russia sign a treaty where they promised to reduce their stockpile of nuclear weapons to less than 6,000 each?

3. How fast is the Moon moving in respect to Earth?

4. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?

5. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?

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