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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many watts do humans emit?
(a) 60.
(b) About 50.
(c) Around 30.
(d) 25.

2. When did China become the biggest source of the carbon dioxide increase?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2005.

3. At the time the book was written, how much did the GRACE satellites discover that the ice volume in Antarctica is decreasing per year?
(a) 36 cubic miles.
(b) 43 cubic miles.
(c) 51 cubic miles.
(d) 27 cubic miles.

4. When were high sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean detected by infrared satellites in Chapter 18?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2005.

5. How fast is the Moon moving in respect to Earth?
(a) 0.6 miles per second.
(b) 1.2 miles per second.
(c) 0.4 miles per second.
(d) 1.7 miles per second.

6. If you weighed 150 pounds on Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

7. When was Iraq attempting to develop nuclear weapons?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1997.

8. At 5 miles per second, how much energy of an equal weight of TNT is carried by every ounce of a space shuttle, including its human cargo?
(a) 8 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 12 times.

9. In what country is plutonium-239 not considered nuclear waste?
(a) Russia.
(b) Canada.
(c) U.S.
(d) Canada.

10. How many astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Columbia explosion?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

11. If a fusion reactor could be built, how much deuterium and tritium would be needed yearly for a gigawatt power plant?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 350 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

12. About how much energy does a large nuclear plant produce?
(a) 1 million watts.
(b) 2 billion watts.
(c) A billion watts.
(d) 900 million watts.

13. When did the space shuttle Columbia explode?
(a) January 9, 2003.
(b) April 23, 2003.
(c) March 11, 2003.
(d) February 1, 2003.

14. What type of moderator is used to slow neutrons in a reactor in a power plant in the U.S.?
(a) Heavy water.
(b) Ordinary water.
(c) Graphite.
(d) Beryllium.

15. How much did it cost to launch a pound of anything into orbit in 2008?
(a) $3,330.
(b) About $5,000.
(c) $4,975.
(d) Around $7,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can a pilot fighter endure the force of 9g if they are wearing the right type of pressurized suit?

2. What would the temperature of the Earth's surface be without greenhouse gases?

3. During what presidential administration was the neutron bomb developed?

4. In Chapter 17, what speed had unmanned prototypes of scramjets reached?

5. When did a pebble bed reactor have to be shut down in Germany?

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