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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tons of high-level nuclear waste were the underground tunnels at Yucca Mountain designed to hold?
(a) 92,000 tons.
(b) 110,000 tons.
(c) 45,000 tons.
(d) 77,000 tons.

2. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?
(a) 1/500.
(b) 1/750.
(c) 1/1000.
(d) 1/2000.

3. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?
(a) 500 trillion.
(b) Over a quadrillion.
(c) About a quintillion.
(d) 750 billion.

4. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 125 feet.
(c) 145 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

5. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can a pilot fighter endure the force of 9g if they are wearing the right type of pressurized suit?

2. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?

3. How many joules does one food calorie contain?

4. About how much energy does a large nuclear plant produce?

5. At the time the book was written, how much did the GRACE satellites discover that the ice volume in Antarctica is decreasing per year?

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