Radioactive Decay Quiz

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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of the radioactive atom in the given text?
15 seconds
5 seconds
1 second
10 seconds
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did it take for the bucket of dice to reach one half-life?
5 minutes
1 minute
15 minutes
10 minutes
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of the isotope iodine-131?
4 days
12 days
16 days
8 days
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of the radioactive isotope carbon-14?
1000 years
5730 years
5000 years
10000 years
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many half-lives have passed since the wood in the given text died?
4
1
2
3
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After how many half-lives does radio carbon dating become unreliable?
20
15
10
5
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of strontium-90?
29 years
50 years
100 years
10 years
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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