STANDARD 7 ENDING QUIZ

What type of radioactive decay is shown here?

• Alpha decay
• Beta decay
• Gamma decay

Which type of radiation releases an electron?

• Alpha radiation
• Beta radiation
• gamma radiation

What type of radiation can be stopped by clothing or a piece of paper?

• Alpha radiation
• Beta radiation
• gamma radiation

What particle is released when an unstable isotope undergoes alpha radiation?

• an helium nucleus
• an electron
• a photon of light

Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?

• alpha decay
• nuclear fusion
• beta decay
• nuclear fission

What type of nuclear reaction occurs in the Sun?

• Nuclear fission
• beta decay
• alpha decay
• Nuclear fusion

Which is NOT a characteristic of gamma radiation?

• High energized photon of light
• Can be stopped by a sheet of aluminum foil
• Is the most harmful type of radiation to humans
• Our use of protection is concrete, or several inches of lead

Has a mass of 4 and a charge of +2

• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma

This is the symbol for a(n)

• alpha particle
• beta particle
• gamma particle

This is an example of ---

• Radioactive Decay
• Nuclear Fission
• Nuclear Fusion
• Fossil fuel reaction