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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. How high in altitude must a person travel to be awarded astronaut wings by the United States?
2. In what country is plutonium-239 not considered nuclear waste?
3. If the energy of a space shuttle is turned into heat and the heat transferred to the shuttle, to what temperature will the shuttle's temperature rise to?
4. How many watts do humans emit?
5. How long do the carcinogens from coal-buring plants last in the ground?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the author believe about nuclear power in the U.S.?
2. What is the main difference between nuclear and diesel submarines?
3. In Chapter 13, what are the pros and cons of using depleted uranium in the shells of hydrogen bombs?
4. In Chapter 15, what does the author believe is the most efficient way to travel to space?
5. In Chapter 11, what two sides are there to stockpiling weapons?
6. What is the weapon paradox?
7. What radiation levels were measured after the Three Mile Island incident, and why were the levels not caused by the accident?
8. Why is it not necessary to enrich the uranium in a nucelar reactor, and what types of moderators can be used?
9. What are the GRACE satellites, and what are some things that they have measured?
10. What happened to the space shuttle Challenger?
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
Nuclear waste can take a very long time to become innocuous. How long can it take nuclear waste to become innocuous? Why is it less dangerous than other types of waste created from power generation using other sources of energy like coal?
Essay Topic 3
Anecdotes are short stories used by an author to provide personal knowledge or experience of a topic being discussed. What are some anecdotes the author uses in the book? How does the use of anecdotes help readers understand concepts?
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