Which nuclear reaction occurs in the sun and other stars?

• fission

• fusion

• endothermic

• decomposition

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What is it called when a nucleus decays and releases energy and matter?

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• radioactivity

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Which reaction takes place because nuclei combine with large amounts of heat and pressure to create one, large mass

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• endothermic

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Nuclear reactions only involve what parts of the atom?

• protons

• nucleus

• protons and nuetrons

• electrons

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What is the process of a fission reaction creating many more further repeated fission reactions?

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• radioactivity

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When a neutron hits a nuclei splitting it into two smaller, lighter nuclei, this is

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• radioactivity

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One end product of fission is

• energy only

• nuclei only

• several smaller nuclei

• neutrons only

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The atomic bomb is what type of nuclear reaction?

• fission

• fusion

• half life

• endothermic

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Fusion converts hydrogen into

• uranium

• helium

• plutonium

• radon

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How long it takes for 1/2 of an element to decay is know as its

• radioactive time

• half life

• fusion time

• fission life

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