1) Which gas is responsible for the largest portion of the natural greenhouse effect? a) methane b) water vapor c) carbon monoxide d) ozone 2) Who published numerous papers on a variety of topics in physics, from electromagnetic theory to thermodynamics, and he was a prominent figure in the scientific community? a) FitzGerald b) Bell c) Joly d) Boyle 3) ________ made significant contributions to the understanding of virus structures, particularly through his work on the tobacco mosaic virus and the structure of various other viruses. a) John Stewart Bell b) Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell c) Robert Boyle d) JD Bernal 4) What is the Joly Colour Process? a) It was a method that identified all of the colors of the elements on the periodic table b) It was one of the first methods for producing color photographs. It used a system of colored lines to create images and was an important step in early photography. c) It was a method used to determine the color each rock inside of the earth would burn if eventually caught on fire. d) It treated cancer 5) Who played a critical role in developing the first and second laws of thermodynamics? a) William Thompson b) JD Bernal c) Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell d) John Joly 6) What was one of Robert Boyle’s key accomplishments? a) Boyle’s Law b) Discovery of the nucleus c) The development of X-rays d) Discovery of cancer cells 7) Who was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2018? a) Thompson b) Joly c) FitzGerald d) Burnell 8) Who was a supporter of James Clerk Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism, which describes how electric and magnetic fields interact? They worked to promote and expand upon Maxwell’s ideas, helping to advance the understanding of how light and electromagnetic waves behave. a) Boyle b) Bernal c) FitzGerald d) Burnell 9) What is the primary cause of glacier movement? a) Melting at the glacier’s surface b) Gravity pulling the ice down slopes c) Wind pushing the glacier d) Evaporation of ice 10) Which of the following is a potential effect of an enhanced greenhouse effect? a) Decrease in global sea levels b) Increased plant growth worldwide c) Increase in global temperatures d) Cooling of polar regions 11) The First Law of Thermodynamics is also known as the law of: a) Entropy b) Conservation of energy c) Conservation of mass d) Constant temperature 12) ____ trained as a civil engineer before becoming interested in science. They later studied at the University of Marburg in Germany, where They earned a Ph.D. in physics. a) Tyndall b) Bell c) Joly d) FitzGerald

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