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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the IPCC estimate that temperatures could rise during your lifetime?
(a) 2 to 8 degrees F.
(b) 3 to 10 degrees F.
(c) 4 to 15 degrees F.
(d) 1 to 5 degrees F.

2. How much gasoline could the deuterium yield that is found in each gallon of seawater?
(a) 75 gallons.
(b) 125 gallons.
(c) 200 gallons.
(d) 50 gallons.

3. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 400.
(d) 500.

4. In Chapter 23, how much carbon dioxide was produced in a gigawatt electric power plant every three seconds?
(a) 1 ton.
(b) 1/2 ton.
(c) 2 tons.
(d) 3/4 ton.

5. At 5 miles per second, how much energy of an equal weight of TNT is carried by every ounce of a space shuttle, including its human cargo?
(a) 8 times.
(b) 12 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 5 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author had his feet x-rayed as a child, how much radiation did his feet probably receive?

2. How much does a kilogram weigh?

3. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?

4. When was it discovered that the amount of ozone formed in Antarctica was decreasing yearly?

5. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?

(see the answer key)

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