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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. A hundred years before Einstein's math analyses confirmed the existence of atoms, this self-educated scientist suggested everything is made up of tiny, unchangeable particles:
2. James Hutton believed that the natural forces forming the geology of Earth are:
3. As of July 2001, approximately how many asteroids had been identified?
4. What is the average distance between asteroids found in the inner solar system between Mars and Jupiter?
5. In 1875, why was Max Planck advised against studying physics and urged to study math instead?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize what the author says about why it took so long to discover that Pluto has a moon.
2. Describe what happened after the last supervolcano erupted on Earth. When did this happen?
3. Describe what happened to an enormous thighbone discovered in New Jersey in 1789.
4. Describe what the Archbishop James Usser and the Reverend William Buckland concluded regarding the age of Earth.
5. How did the English scientist Henry Cavendish determine the weight of Earth?
6. Where do earthquakes occur?
7. Explain Albert Einstein's theory of space curvature using a tennis ball and an ant.
8. Explain the misunderstanding of radiation during the early 1900s.
9. What is the theory of continental drift? Who first proposed this theory, and how was it received?
10. How close did asteroids come to Earth in 1991 and 1993?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the dinosaurs become extinct? Explain the sequence of events that happened after the asteroid hit. What was the outcome to other life forms? What conditions changed in the aftermath? What group of animals became dominant following the dinosaur extinction?
Essay Topic 2
Explain how lead, despite being toxic to humans, found its way into gasoline. Why was safety ignored? Who fought to remove lead from gasoline? Describe this individual, his campaign, and the resistance he met. What was the outcome of his campaign?
Essay Topic 3
Describe who the following scientists were and how they started out in their careers, and explain what they are best known for:
1. Marie Curie.
2. Albert Einstein.
3. Carl Sagan.
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