Science 1- 10

During the Manhattan Project, which work was performed at the Oak Ridge site?

• bomb construction
• heavy water production
• nuclear detonations
• uranium enrichment

Rutherford, Geiger, and Marsden's gold foil experiment allowed for the discovery of which of the following?

• beta particles
• cathode rays
• radioactivity
• the nucleus

What is the final product of the proton- proton chain reaction?

• tritium
• deuterium
• helium
• hydrogen

What are the allowable spin levels of an electron?

• 1 and -1
• 0 and 1
• 1/2 and -1/2
• 1, 0 and -1

What is NOT true of the Neutrino?

• zero electric charge
• spin of 1/2
• emitted during gamma decay
• extremely small mass

The Manhattan Project directly led to our current system of which of the following?

• national laboratories
• nuclear power plants
• peer review of research
• nuclear waste disposal

The word "atom" is derived from which language?

• Latin
• Persian
• Hindi
• Greek

Which organization was in charge of the Manhattan Project?

• University of California, Berkeley
• Department of Defense
• Army Corps of Engineers
• DuPont

Which element is MOST likely to be useful for a fusion reaction?

• Fe
• Co
• Ni
• Cu

What is fusion ignition?

• the temperature that sets off a fusion reaction
• the fission reaction setting off a fusion bomb
• the very first fusion reaction in a fusion bomb
• the point when a fusion reaction becomes self- sustaining