Chapter 16 Test - Craig Fisher | Library

MULTIPLE CHOICE
-Choose the correct answer by clicking on your answer choice. Only one answer is correct. (2 pts. each)  

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Which is the most penetrating form of nuclear radiation?

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of nuclear fusion?

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What is the fuel used in nuclear power plants?

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In a fission reaction, why is the total mass of the products less than the mass of the reactants?

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Becquerel was shocked by his results when the photographic plate from the drawer was developed because

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What name did Marie Curie give to the process where some nuclei give off nuclear radiation?

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What happens to an unstable nucleus during radioactive decay?

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Which of the following can be stopped by paper or clothing?

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C-14 can be used to find the age of objects up to how old?

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What can be used to detect defects in metal?

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In a nuclear reaction, why do the products have less mass than the reactants?

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What is the biggest problem with nuclear fusion as a source of electrical energy?

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An alpha particle is composed of two protons and

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What did Marie Cirie call radioactive decay?

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Which of the following causes the most damage to the inside of a living organism?

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When something dies, what happens to its level of C-14?

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What is the time it takes one-half of the nuclei of a radioactive isotope to decay called?

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How can nuclear fission be made to happen?

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What is an example of a controlled nuclear chain reaction?

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What is a disadvantage of nuclear power plants compared to fossil fuel plants?

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A C-11 nucleus breaks into a positron and a neutron. What kind of decay is this?

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What does the number in Rn-222 mean?

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Which of the following industries commonly uses radioactive materials?

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What is the mass number of a beta particle?

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The half-life of C-14 is 5,730 years. About how old is a sample that has one fourth of its C-14 unchanged?

 
COMPLETION
-Complete the following questions by selecting the correct answer from the word bank. Misspelled words will be marked as incorrect. Some answers may be used more than once, others may not be used at all. (2 pts. each)

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation        
 nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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The reaction at the center of the sun is called ___________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Nuclear fusion is appealing in part because it produces no ________________________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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In nuclear ___________________, large nuclei break into smaller fragments and release energy.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Hair loss, loss of appetite and fatigue are all symptoms of __________________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Because they penetrate the deepest, ______________________ are the most dangerous form of nuclear radiation.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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The process by which some nuclei give off nuclear radiation was named ________________________ by Marie Curie.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Nuclear reactors currently in operation use ___________________________ to generate electrical energy.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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The amount of time it takes one half of the nuclei of C-14 to decay is called _________________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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The process of ________________________ occurs when two or more nuclei that have small masses combine to form a larger nucleus.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Particles and rays that come from some atoms are ________________________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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A particle made up of two protons and two neutrons is a(n) _______________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus is the ______________________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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An electron or a positron released from a nucleus is a(n) _______________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are _______________________.

fission       fusion            radioactive waste            radiation sickness             cell(s)             half life             alpha particle(s)         beta particle(s)       gamma particle(s)             gamma ray(s)           lambda ray(s)      delta particle(s)           theta radiation          nuclear fission     nuclear fusion            radioactivity            mass number     nuclear chain reaction     nuclear radiation    isotope(s)

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Nuclear radiation that has no mass and no charge is a(n) ________________________.

MATCHING
-Complete the following matching questions by clicking on the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. (2 pts. each) 

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process by which an unstable nucleus gives off nuclear radiation

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this particle can be an electron or a positron

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atoms with the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element, but a different number of neutrons

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particle made up of two protons and two neutrons

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sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus in an atom

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high energy light released from the nucleus of an atom

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high energy particles or rays emitted by the nuclei of some atoms

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mass number is the sum of these and the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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has a mass number of 4 and a charge of 2+

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an electron or a positron released from the nucleus of an atom

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