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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 many horsepower do car engines deliver?
(a) 250.
(b) 50 to 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 100 to 300.

2. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?
(a) Around $75,000.
(b) About $100,000.
(c) $125,000.
(d) $50,000.

3. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 55.
(d) 65.

4. At what altitude in Chapter 15 would a geostationary Earth orbit satellite orbit the earth?
(a) 27,000 miles.
(b) 31,000 miles.
(c) 22,000 miles.
(d) 33,000 miles.

5. In Chapter 14, how many lasers were in a building at Livermore?
(a) 192.
(b) 185.
(c) 163.
(d) 210.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?

3. How much more energy is typically released by a nuclear chain reaction than an equal weight of TNT?

4. How long do the carcinogens from coal-buring plants last in the ground?

5. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?

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