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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Syria.
(d) Albania.

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

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

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

5. How many people could be killed by the radioactivity in a nuclear power plant if they ate it?
(a) 30 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 15 million.
(d) 90 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide?

2. When did Luis Alvarez and his colleagues discover a way to eliminate the need for high termperature in fusion?

3. During what period of time was the temperature about 2 degrees F than at the time the book was written?

4. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the time the book was written, what prototype of a nuclear waste facility was developed by the U.S. government?

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

4. What happened to the space shuttle Challenger?

5. In Chapter 13, what are the pros and cons of using depleted uranium in the shells of hydrogen bombs?

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

7. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the author believe about nuclear power in the U.S.?

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

9. Why is it not necessary to enrich the uranium in a nucelar reactor, and what types of moderators can be used?

10. What is the main physics problem in fusion reactors, and what are some solutions?

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