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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is much of the uranium obtained?
(a) Colorado.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Wyoming.

2. At what altitude in Chapter 15 would a geostationary Earth orbit satellite orbit the earth?
(a) 33,000 miles.
(b) 27,000 miles.
(c) 31,000 miles.
(d) 22,000 miles.

3. At 100 miles altitude, what percent is the gravity from what it is on the surface?
(a) 75.
(b) 60.
(c) 95.
(d) 80.

4. In Chapter 18, how many Stinger missiles had been produced?
(a) 70,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 65,000.

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. How far is the moon from the Earth?
(a) 312,000 miles.
(b) 240,000 miles.
(c) 294,000 miles.
(d) 175,000 miles.

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

11. How much of the atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide?
(a) 2%.
(b) 0.579%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 0.038%.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the IPCC, how much of a chance is there that humans are not responsible for global warming?

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

3. In Chapter 14, where was a very large tokamak being built?

4. When was there a medieval warm period?

5. When did the author spend a night with the U.S. Border Patrol?

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