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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 125.
(d) 50.

2. In Chapter 6, what was the name of Muller's student in his anecdote?
(a) Liz.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Cathi.
(d) Rachel.

3. In Chapter 23, how much carbon dioxide was produced in a gigawatt electric power plant every three seconds?
(a) 3/4 ton.
(b) 1 ton.
(c) 2 tons.
(d) 1/2 ton.

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

5. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?
(a) 900 feet.
(b) 450 feet.
(c) 1,250 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?

2. How many acres of spruce forest were killed in Alaska because of warm weather?

3. How many times less toxic is plutonium that cyanide?

4. During the last real ice age, how much lower were the oceans than today?

5. In 1974 how much energy did the average refrigerator in the U.S. use?

(see the answer key)

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