Nuclear & Equations Test Review

Which nuclear reaction occurs in the sun and other stars?

• fission

• fusion

• endothermic

• decomposition

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is it called when an unstable nucleus undergoes decay and releases energy and some type of particle from inside?

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• radiation

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Which nuclear reaction takes place because MULTIPLE nuclei combine with large amounts of heat and pressure to create ONE, large mass that then also releases vast amounts of energy

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• endothermic

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

• fission

• fusion

• chain reaction

• radioactivity

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The atomic bomb is what type of nuclear reaction?

• fission

• fusion

• half life

• endothermic

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the ____.

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• uranium

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

• alpha, beta, gamma

• X ray, beta, gamma

• alpha, gamma, beta

• X ray, gamma, beta

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Background radiation is low-level radiation that is always present.

• True

• False

The type of activity that occurs in nuclear facilities.

• Fusion

• Fission

• Alpha Decay

• Beta Decay

• Gamma Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Fusion converts hydrogen into

• uranium

• helium

• plutonium

• radon

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