Nuclear Reaction

In order to be blocked, which of the following requires several feet of concrete or a thick sheet of very dense material such as lead?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• all of the above

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Nuclear fusion is most likely to be found where?

• in the core of the Sun

• in the core of the Earth

• in nuclear power plants

• in microwave ovens

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According to the graph, what is the approximate half-life of carbon-14?

• 5.7 years

• 5,730 years

• 23,000 years

• 1,000,000 years

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Nuclear power plants can create high-level radioactive waste. MOST nuclear waste can remain hazardous for up to

• several hundred years.

• several thousand years.

• several hundred thousand years.

• several billion years.

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Which is an advantage of nuclear energy?

• It produces no air pollution.

• It causes no heat pollution.

• It has no chance for accidents.

• It produces radioactive waste.

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Has the symbol

• Alpha

• Beta 

• Gamma

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Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission

• fusion

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion

• fission

• half-life

• gamma radiation

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How is nuclear fusion different from nuclear fission?

• In fusion, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.

• Fission produces energy but fusion does not.

• Fusion produces energy but fission does not.

• In fission, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.

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Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha

• beta

• gamma 

• none

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