Nuclear quiz

1. What is an isotope?

• an atom with a charge
• atoms of the same element but with different masses
• atoms of different elements
• atoms that have gained or lost an electron

2. Isotopes of Carbon have the:

• same atomic number and same atomic masses
• same atomic number but different electrons
• same atomic number but different number of neutrons
• different numbers of orbitals

3. What is transmutation?

• when an atom turns into an ion
• when an atom of one element turns into a new element
• when an element switches groups on the Periodic Table
• when an orgamism mutates into a new species

4. What do we call naturally occuring transmutation?

• ions
• decay
• bombardment
• isotopes

5. What do we call artically occurring transmutations?

• ions
• decay
• bombardment
• isotopes

6. Which type of radiation is the heaviest?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• decay

7. Which type of radiation is an electron?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• decay

8. Which type of energy requires concrete or lead to block it?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• decay

9. This is the splitting of atoms that results in the release of massive amounts of energy

• fusion
• melting
• fission
• synthesis

10. This reaction involves the putting together of two hydrogen atoms in order to release so much energy that it powers a star:

• fusion
• melting
• fission
• synthesis