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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many excess deaths does the United Nations estimate from the Chernobyl accident?

2. When did the space shuttle Columbia explode?

3. In 2008, how much of the electricity generated in the United States came from nuclear power plants?

4. How fast does a person falling accelerate from 0 to 66 miles per hour?

5. If a fighter pilot enters a maneuver that accelerates him for a brief time at 9 g, what force is exerted upon him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the space shuttle Columbia, and why does the author think what happened should not be a suprise?

2. What information can be discovered from space?

3. What is the weapon paradox?

4. What was the Little Ice Age?

5. What is the main difference between nuclear and diesel submarines?

6. In Chapter 11, what two sides are there to stockpiling weapons?

7. In Chapter 18, what could the author see with night vision binoculars?

8. What dangers were there regarding nuclear weapons at the time the book was written?

9. Why do all objects fall at the same speed?

10. In Chapter 15, what does the author believe is the most efficient way to travel to space?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Energy is important because it is associated with national wealth. Why is energy important to nations? Why have countries gone to war over energy? What is the relationship between the types of energy used and their cost?

Essay Topic 2

The sun can be used to produce energy. What are some uses of solar energy? What are some practical and not practical ways to use solar energy?

Essay Topic 3

A neutron bomb is a type of enhanced radiation weapon. What is the difference between a neutron bomb and a hydrogen bomb? What is the difference between the type of damage created by a neutron bomb and a hydrogen bomb? What does the neutron bomb reveal about a weapons paradox?

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