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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you weighed 150 pounds on Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

2. In Chapter 19, for what time period have written records of temperatures been analyzed?
(a) 1850 to the present.
(b) 1600s to the present.
(c) Early 1800s to the present.
(d) 1700s to the present.

3. How much bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

4. How many watts do humans emit?
(a) About 50.
(b) Around 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 60.

5. What is the blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?
(a) 3 1/2 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) About a quarter mile.
(d) Over half a mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

2. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?

3. When did Marion Hubbert do an analysis that showed oil will never completely run out?

4. Where is much of the uranium obtained?

5. When was Iraq attempting to develop nuclear weapons?

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