Half Life Decay

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is carbon-14 useful in dating archaeological artifacts?
It has a very short half-life, making it precise for dating recent artifacts.
It is found in atmospheric carbon dioxide and is absorbed by living organisms.
It is the most stable isotope of carbon.
It has a very long half-life, making it useful for dating ancient artifacts.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is likely to happen to unstable nuclei with too many, or too few, neutrons?
They will decay by emitting radiation.
They will loose all their electrons.
They will bond with other atoms.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radioactive materials have unstable...
electrons
protons
nuclei
neutrons
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What makes something radioactive?
elements with an atomic number above 81
an unstable nucleus
contaminated sewage
It decays over time
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Radioactive decay is completely
Spontaneous
Programed
Controlled
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows 32 atoms
32 of the Red are the parent isotope
0 of the atoms are daughter isotopes
How many half-lives have occurred?
0
1
2
3
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows 32 atoms.
16 of the Red are parent isotopes
16 of the Green are daughter isotopes
How many half-lives have occurred?
0
1
2
3
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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