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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. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?

2. What was the efficiency of the best solar cells at the time the book was written?

3. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?

4. How much power can a healthy person produce by pedaling a bicycle?

5. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?

Short Essay Questions

1. What second round of terrorism occured after the 9/11 attacks?

2. Why is oil used so widely instead of other types of energy?

3. Why does the author believe solar power is not practical for automobiles?

4. What are some things that are and are not radioactive?

5. Who was Richard Reid, and what did he do?

6. What caused most of the death and damage from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs?

7. How does food compare in energy to gasoline and to TNT?

8. In Chapter 7, was the United States running out of fossil fuels?

9. Under what circumstances might a sophisticated group of terrorists make a weapon in the kiloton range?

10. How long will the U.S. be able to use coal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some people believe that oil is in short supply. Why are people concerned that oil reserves will run out? How does new technology make it possible to extract more oil? How can oil be produced? Why does a study from 1956 indicate that the oil supply will never be totally depleted?

Essay Topic 2

There are different types of light that are formed with frequencies that are too low or too high for the human eye to sense. What are these types of invisible light? How can they be used for private and military purposes?

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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