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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a nuclear power plant near Chernobyl in the Ukraine have a violent accident?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

2. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

3. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?
(a) 4 billion.
(b) About 2 trillion.
(c) About 3 trillion.
(d) 11 billion.

5. When the book was written, was the the total world production of oil per year?
(a) 40 billion barrels.
(b) 30 billion barrels.
(c) 50 billion barrels.
(d) 60 billion barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?

2. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?

3. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?

4. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

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

(see the answer key)

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