Sps4A

How many protons are in this atom?

• 3
• 4
• 6
• 10

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which nuclear process is shown in the picture?

• fission
• fusion
• alpha decay
• beta decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Classify this process.

• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion
• Alpha decay
• Beta decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?

• radioactive waste
• no pollution
• we will never run out
• it is the safest way to make energy

Can be stopped by aluminum foil; has no mass and negative charge.

• beta particle

• alpha partcle

• gamma ray

• half-life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

²³⁸₉₂U --> ²³⁴₉₀Th + _________

• ⁰_-1e

• ⁴₂He

• ^-1₀e

• ⁰₀y

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The process of nuclear change in an atom of radioactive material is called... 

• nuclear decay
• nuclear mass
• isotopes
• radon

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

• to calculate the age of the Earth's oldest rocks
• to calculate the age of a piece of bone 
• to identify the elements that make up a rock 
• to identify the elements that make up a bone

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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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