Nuclear Radiation

The type of radioactive particle that can be most easily stopped is the ____.

• Alpha Particle
• Beta Particle
• Gamma Ray
• Uranium

 The three types of nuclear radiation in increasing order of penetrating power are ____.

• gamma, beta, alpha
• alpha, gamma, beta
• alpha, beta, gamma
• beta, gamma, alpha

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The most penetrating type of radiation is the ____.

• alpha particle
• beta particle
• gamma ray
• uranium

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at a high speed are ____.

• alpha particles
• beta particles
• gamma rays
• uranium

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which radiation has no electric charge associated with it?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• alpha and beta

An alpha particle consists of 

• two protons, two neutrons, and two electrons.
• two neutrons and two electrons.
• two protons and two neutrons.
• two protons and two electrons.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

When the ____ is not large enough to hold a nucleus together tightly, the nucleus can become radioactive.

• electric force
• strong force
• tracer
• isotope

Why do the paths of alpha and beta rays change when they pass through a magnetic field?

• They don't change
• They are electromagnetic rays
• They are charged
• They are particles

Which type of radiation is the least effected as it passes through an electrical field?

• a beta particle
• a proton
• an alpha particle
• a gamma ray

Which experiences the greatest electrical force in an electric field?

• an alpha particle
• a gamma ray
• a beta particle
• a proton