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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 much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?
(a) 3,500 times.
(b) 3,000 times.
(c) 2,500 times.
(d) 2,000 times.

2. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?
(a) 1.8.
(b) 1.4.
(c) 1.5.
(d) 2.1.

3. In Section V, how many degrees Fahrenheit does the author say that the Earth's temperature has increased in the last century?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What would the temperature of the Earth's surface be without greenhouse gases?
(a) 10 degrees F.
(b) 12 degrees F.
(c) 5 degrees F.
(d) 25 degrees F.

5. During what period of time was the temperature about 2 degrees F than at the time the book was written?
(a) 1870 to 1920.
(b) 1860 to 1910.
(c) 1900 to 1945.
(d) 1890 to 1925.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

3. In 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?

4. How much does the IPCC estimate that temperatures could rise during your lifetime?

5. If you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, how much will you weigh on Jupiter?

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