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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If refrigerators still needed to use as many kilowatt-hours as in 1974, how many new gigawatt power plants would have had to be provided?
(a) 31.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 42.

2. How much gasoline could the deuterium yield that is found in each gallon of seawater?
(a) 50 gallons.
(b) 125 gallons.
(c) 200 gallons.
(d) 75 gallons.

3. 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) 77,000 tons.
(d) 45,000 tons.

4. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

5. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?
(a) 440 pounds.
(b) 630 pounds.
(c) 510 pounds.
(d) 380 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what altitude in Chapter 15 would a geostationary Earth orbit satellite orbit the earth?

2. In Chapter 23, if the U.S. reduced carbon dioxide emissions, how long would it take China and India to cancel any cutback?

3. In Part IV, how long did it take to go between Moscow and New York City by satellite?

4. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

5. Where is much of the uranium obtained?

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