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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?
(a) $15.
(b) $8.
(c) $12.
(d) $10.

2. How much in 2008 were "triple junction" (82) solar cells?
(a) $75 per square foot.
(b) $100 per square foot.
(c) About $65 per square foot.
(d) Around $50 per square foot.

3. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?
(a) 28.
(b) 5.
(c) 36.
(d) 17.

4. In 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Albania.
(d) Syria.

5. How long does the radioactivity of potassium-40 last?
(a) A billion years.
(b) 9 trillion years.
(c) 100,000 years.
(d) 2 million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?

2. If a fusion reactor could be built, how much deuterium and tritium would be needed yearly for a gigawatt power plant?

3. If you weighed 150 pounds on Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon?

4. How much gasoline could the deuterium yield that is found in each gallon of seawater?

5. How long did it take the Manhattan Project scientists and engineers to build three nuclear weapons?

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