Radioactivity and half life

Where does radioactivity have application in our lives?

• Medicine
• Energy (electricity)
• Agriculture
• All of the above

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

• quarter life
• whole life
• wonderful life 
• half life

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In a nuclear reactor, electricity is produced from what element?

• Plutonium
• Uranium 235
• Radon 220
• Lead 232

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

• alpha, beta, gamma

• alpha, gamma, beta

• beta, alpha, gamma

• gamma, alpha, beta

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What makes something radioactive?

• elements with an atomic number above 81
• an unstable nucleus
• contaminated sewage
• It decays over time

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If the half life of a radioactive element is 100yrs, how long would it take for the radioactivity to reduce by one half?

• 200yrs
• 100yrs
• 50yrs
• 300yrs

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A certain radioactive sample has a half life of 2 years. After 6 years, how much of the sample is left?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/16

• 1/8

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_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.

• Radiation
• Chemical Reaction
• Radioactive Decay
• Isotopes

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Marie Curie was the first woman to win a...

• Golden Globe
• Nobel Prize
• Oscar
•  Emmy Award

What is an isotope?

• one of several forms of the same atoms; same number of protons but have different number of neutrons

• a particle that has no charge and is located in the nucleus of an atom.

• energy in the form of waves or particles that is emitted from an object and travels through space or air