Nuclear Fallout Effects and Concepts

What is released into the atmosphere after an explosion?

• Radioactive Dust

• Radioactive Uranium

• Nuclear Waste

What is the Radioactive Dust that falls back to earth called?

• Radioactive Fallout

• Nuclear Fallout

• Fallout Dust

How does nuclear fallout affect areas around the detonation/explosion? And, how far can it travel?

• By the wind. It can travel as far as the wind will take it.

• By the wind. It is not strong enough to travel very far from the detonation.

• By water. It can travel for many miles.

Why don't you need to be worried about the "blanket" of nuclear fallout that was left on Earth during nuclear testing in the 1960's?

• They were practice tests so they did not release any radiation.

• The nuclear fallout disappeared quickly.

• The radiation dosage was low.

The effect of nuclear fallout depends on what?

• Why you were exposed

• How and when you were exposed.

• Who exposed you to it.

The fallout will be more dangerous...

• The closer to the nuclear disaster you are

• The farther from the nuclear disaster you are

• The older you are

• The younger you are

According to this video, what are some of the things that can easily stop radiation from nuclear fallout?

(select all that apply)

• dirt

• water

• concrete

• air

Why does FEMA say to have enough water and food for 2 weeks in a fallout shelter?

• because 2 weeks is the time it takes for cleanup crews to complete the cleanup process

• because of the seven-ten rule - that says for every 7 hours, the level of radiation decreases by 10

• because all of the radioactive particles will have decayed into stable isotopes within two weeks