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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. According to the Superstring Theory, the components making up protons, neutrons, electrons, and neutrinos are not regular particles, but instead are:

2. What organization opposed geologist Clair Patterson and his campaign?

3. What massive bone belonging to a dinosaur was found in New Jersey in 1789?

4. After noticing an unusual phenomenon with uranium salts and a photographic plate, Henri Becquerel asked one of his graduate students to investigate the matter. Who was this student?

5. In a span of just 20 years, the number of known moons in the solar system grew from:

Short Essay Questions

1. What are quarks? How are they categorized and classified?

2. What is the theory of continental drift? Who first proposed this theory, and how was it received?

3. Describe Albert Einstein before he became well known in the scientific community.

4. Summarize what the author says about why it took so long to discover that Pluto has a moon.

5. Describe what the Archbishop James Usser and the Reverend William Buckland concluded regarding the age of Earth.

6. Who was Clair Patterson? Describe Clair Patterson's campaign against lead contamination.

7. Describe the protons, neutrons, and electrons of an atom.

8. Describe what happened to an enormous thighbone discovered in New Jersey in 1789.

9. Who is the Reverend Robert Evans, and what is he known for?

10. Why does Bryson consider Pluto to be an oddity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your own words, explain Superstring Theory.

Essay Topic 2

Explain supernovas. What exactly are they? Describe the mechanism behind them. How long do they last? What contributions do supernovas make to the universe?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the existence of bacteria on Earth with the existence of humans. Does one depend on the other? How so? Which organism is more resilient? Why?

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