Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions

Which type(s) of radiation would be affected by a magnet?

• alpha only
• beta only
• alpha and beta
• gamma only

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.

• voltmeter
• ohmeter
• seismograph
• geiger counter

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which type of radiation releases an electron?

• Alpha radiation

• Beta radiation

• Gamma radiation

• Theta radiation

In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have

• Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
• Beta , Gamma , Alpha
• Gamma, Beta, Alpha
• Gamma, Alpha, Beta

_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.

• Radiation
• Chemical Reaction
• Radioactive Decay
• Isotopes

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

An isotope of an element has the same number of _________, but a different number of _________.

• Protons, electrons

• Protons, neutrons

• Electrons, neutrons

• Neutrons, protons

Which particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

• protons and neutrons
• electrons and protons
• electrons, protons, and neutrons
• electrons and neutrons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In a nuclear reactor, electricity is produced from what element?

• Plutonium
• Uranium 235
• Radon 220
• Lead 232

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is Half-life?

• The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
• The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
• The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
• the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.

• energy

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8