WorksheetsScience 1- 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the Manhattan Project, which work was performed at the Oak Ridge site?
a)
bomb construction
b)
heavy water production
c)
nuclear detonations
d)
uranium enrichment
2.
Rutherford, Geiger, and Marsden's gold foil experiment allowed for the discovery of which of the following?
a)
beta particles
b)
cathode rays
c)
radioactivity
d)
the nucleus
3.
What is the final product of the proton- proton chain reaction?
a)
tritium
b)
deuterium
c)
helium
d)
hydrogen
4.
What are the allowable spin levels of an electron?
a)
1 and -1
b)
0 and 1
c)
1/2 and -1/2
d)
1, 0 and -1
5.
What is NOT true of the Neutrino?
a)
zero electric charge
b)
spin of 1/2
c)
emitted during gamma decay
d)
extremely small mass
6.
The Manhattan Project directly led to our current system of which of the following?
a)
national laboratories
b)
nuclear power plants
c)
peer review of research
d)
nuclear waste disposal
7.
The word "atom" is derived from which language?
a)
Latin
b)
Persian
c)
Hindi
d)
Greek
8.
Which organization was in charge of the Manhattan Project?
a)
University of California, Berkeley
b)
Department of Defense
c)
Army Corps of Engineers
d)
DuPont
9.
Which element is MOST likely to be useful for a fusion reaction?
a)
Fe
b)
Co
c)
Ni
d)
Cu
10.
What is fusion ignition?
a)
the temperature that sets off a fusion reaction
b)
the fission reaction setting off a fusion bomb
c)
the very first fusion reaction in a fusion bomb
d)
the point when a fusion reaction becomes self- sustaining
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