PS M20 Test Review Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions

When one large nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, the process is nuclear _____.

Two or more nuclei combine to form one larger nucleus in the process of nuclear _____.

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

For which of the following problems would a scientist most likely use carbon-14?

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

A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.

Which produces more energy--nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?

Both a fusion reaction and a fission reaction ____.

The process by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with larger masses is ____.

Gamma rays have a _____ charge.