Nuclear Review

Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

The nuclear process occurring at a nuclear power plant.

• Nuclear fusion
• Nuclear fission
• Combustion
• Multiplication

Arrange in order of increasing ability to penetrate matter.

• Beta, gamma, alpha
• Alpha, gamma, beta
• Gamma, beta, alpha
• Alpha, beta, gamma

Complete the sentence: As time passes the level of radiation produced by a radioactive material...

• Decreases
• Increases
• Remains constant

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma 
• none

Gamma rays damage human cells/tissue.

• True
• False

After one ____________ of a radioactive element, half of the original radioactive material remains.

• half-life

• cycle

• decay

In a(n) ___________, particles released from one nuclear reaction collide with other particles and cause more nuclear reactions.

• nuclear fission reaction

• nuclear fusion reaction

In ___ _____reactions, small nuclei combine, producing a large nucleus and releasing large amounts of energy.

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion