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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 Chapter 11, when did the U.S. and Russia disclosed the number of nuclear strategic warheads that they had?

2. In Chapter 17, how many shuttles had been lost in more than 100 missions?

3. When did China end nuclear bomb tests?

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

5. When was it discovered that the amount of ozone formed in Antarctica was decreasing yearly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weapon paradox?

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

3. What needs to be understood about global warming?

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

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

6. What does Muller say about the safety of a space shuttle?

7. What are the GRACE satellites, and what are some things that they have measured?

8. What was the Little Ice Age?

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

10. What are the challenges for people moving in weak gravity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events?

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

In 1979, a nuclear reactor ran out of control and a third of its uranium fuel melted. What happened during the incident at Three Mile Island? How much radiation was released by the accident? How was the perception of the accident worse than its reality?

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