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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a pebble bed reactor, how deep is the bed of pebbles where the uranium is placed?
(a) 3 inches.
(b) 2 1/2 inches.
(c) 4 inches.
(d) 1 1/2 inches.

2. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?
(a) $125,000.
(b) Around $75,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) About $100,000.

3. If the energy of a space shuttle is turned into heat and the heat transferred to the shuttle, to what temperature will the shuttle's temperature rise to?
(a) About 200,000 degrees F.
(b) 170,000 degrees F.
(c) 128,000 degrees F.
(d) Over 140,000 degrees F.

4. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. During the last real ice age, how much lower were the oceans than today?
(a) Over 300 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) About 450 feet.
(d) 200 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many joules does one food calorie contain?

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

3. In the last century, how much has the cardbon dioxide level risen?

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

5. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?

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