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Nuclear Reactions

Authored by Lisa Thompson

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10th Grade

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Nuclear Reactions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following is common to both nuclear fusion and nuclear fission?

A chain reaction is needed to start the reaction.

Radioactive waste is produced as a byproduct.

Matter is converted into energy.

Temperatures over 1 million ºC are needed for the reaction to occur.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The equation represented is what kind of reaction?

nuclear fusion

nuclear fission

gamma radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The half-life of Practinium-226 is 2 minutes. If you started with 20 grams of Pa-226, how much do you have after 8 minutes?

10 g

5 g

2. 5 g

1.25 g

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Carbon-14 has a half life of approximately 5,700 years. How much of a 1000 g sample will be left undecayed and still radioactive after 11,400 years?

1000 g

500 g

250 g

125 g

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which radioactive decay can be stopped by a piece of paper?

alpha

beta

gamma

all of the above

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In order to be blocked, which of the following requires several feet of concrete or a thick sheet of very dense material such as lead?

alpha

beta

gamma

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following are acceptable ways to dispose of nuclear waste from a nuclear power plant?

Dump it in the ocean far from land.

Bury it it deep in a concrete vault with a thick lead lining.

Put it in sealed drums in a controlled warehouse environment.

All of the other answers are correct.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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