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Unit 8 Test Review (Nuclear Physics)

Authored by Michael Lanham

Physics

11th - 12th Grade

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Unit 8 Test Review (Nuclear Physics)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rate at which a radioactive element decays is its ____.

quarter life
whole life
wonderful life 
half life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Energy in the sun is produced as a result of nuclear ____ reactions.

fusion
fission
waste
sub

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Neutrons released in a fission reaction can strike other nuclei and cause a 

meltdown
take down
break down
chain reaction

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Both a fusion reaction and a fission reaction produce 

heat (energy)
light
sound
magnetism

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The process by which nuclei having small masses are united to form a single larger nucleus is called nuclear ____.

fusion
fission
reactivity
waste

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper.

alpha
beta
gamma
lambda

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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