WorksheetsSci9 07-01 Online Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these is NOT a form of nuclear decay?
Alpha
Beta
Theta
Gamma
Why are certain isotopes radioactive?
They have too many protons
The electrons acquire a positive charge
The nucleus is unstable
Frequency Modulation is an amplitude
What is an alpha particle?
A lone electron
A helium nucleus
A lone neutron
The head of the pack
What is the charge of a Beta particle?
+2
0
-1
-2
Who discovered Radium, the first known element to emit gamma rays?
Albert Einstein
Madame Curie
Juan Carlo Chatier
Albert Radium
Why is gamma radiation able to pass easily through matter?
The aliens have fine-tuned the ray guns into an efficient weapon of death and destruction as they pillage their way through the galaxy.
Gamma rays do not have mass or an electric charge.
Gamma rays are charged with ionic ions which act as a lubricant to slip by other atoms.
Gamma rays sound cool and therefore can do anything.
What is the atomic mass of the isotope Radium 226?
226
88
12
Cannot be determined without more information
In a nuclear fission reaction, a single neutron is shot into a U-235 atom. The products of this reaction are Ba-141, Kr-92, energy and three of these...
alpha particles
beta particles
theta particles
neutrons
What type of nuclear decay is this?
Alpha
Beta
Theta
Gamma
What type of decay is this?
Alpha
Beta
Theta
Gamma
What makes the same element have different isotopes?
different number of protons
different number of neutrons
different number of electrons
nobody knows for sure
