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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many lasers were in a building at Livermore?
(a) 185.
(b) 192.
(c) 163.
(d) 210.

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

3. In Chapter 17, how many shuttles had been lost in more than 100 missions?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

4. What is the Earth's atmosphere?
(a) 96% nitrogen and oxygen.
(b) 98% nitrogen and oxygen.
(c) 97% nitrogen and oxygen.
(d) 99% nitrogen and oxygen.

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

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

7. When did the U.S. and Russia sign a treaty where they promised to reduce their stockpile of nuclear weapons to less than 6,000 each?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1991.

8. 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) 27 cubic miles.
(b) 51 cubic miles.
(c) 43 cubic miles.
(d) 36 cubic miles.

9. How much does a kilogram weigh?
(a) 2.2 pounds.
(b) 1.8 pounds.
(c) 1.4 pounds.
(d) 2.4 pounds.

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

11. How long did the author believe it would take for a true power tokamak to become a reality in Chapter 14?
(a) 100 years.
(b) About 50 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) At least 20 years.

12. In 2008, how much of the electricity generated in the United States came from nuclear power plants?
(a) 20%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 25%.

13. How long can a pilot fighter endure the force of 9g if they are wearing the right type of pressurized suit?
(a) About 10 seconds.
(b) 1/100 of a second.
(c) A fraction of a second.
(d) Half of a second.

14. How many tons of high-level nuclear waste were the underground tunnels at Yucca Mountain designed to hold?
(a) 110,000 tons.
(b) 92,000 tons.
(c) 45,000 tons.
(d) 77,000 tons.

15. In Chapter 14, where was a very large tokamak being built?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was it discovered that the amount of ozone formed in Antarctica was decreasing yearly?

3. When was the Los Alamos Primer declassified and published by the United States?

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

5. In Chapter 13, where was there a prototype nuclear waste facility?

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