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Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the standard model, what are protons and neutrons composed of?

a)

electrons

b)

quarks

c)

atoms

d)

neutrons

2.

What is the name of the particles of light?

a)

protons

b)

photons

c)

atomic particles

d)

infrared

3.

How do binding forces in atomic nuclei affect the amount of energy in nuclear fission versus nuclear fusion?

a)

There is a larger difference in binding forces in nuclear fission.

b)

There is a larger difference in binding forces in nuclear fusion

c)

The products have a greater mass than the reactants in fission

d)

Binding forces do have an effect on nuclear reactions

4.

In nuclear fission, some mass is converted to energy. This causes -

a)

final mass to be less than initial mass

b)

final mas to be more than initial mass

c)

final mass to be equal to initial mass

5.

How does a star form?

a)

Contraction of a large amount of gas into heavier element by way of nuclear fusion

b)

Contraction of a large amount of gas into heavier element by way of nuclear fission

c)

Expansion of large amount of gas by nuclear fission

d)

Expansion of large amount of gas by nuclear fusion

6.

What is a beta particle made of?

a)

One proton

b)

A helium particle

c)

One electron

d)

One proton and one neutron

7.

Which of these processes describes a nuclear fusion reaction?

a)

A nucleus absorbs energy to produce lighter nuclei.

b)

A nucleus splits to produce energy and lighter nuclei

c)

Two nuclei bind together to produce energy and heavier nuclei.

d)

Two nuclei bind together to produce energy and a lighter nuclei.

8.
What is emitted during Alpha Radiation?
a)
A helium nuclei.
b)
A helium atom
c)
Gamma Rays.
d)
Positrons
9.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
10.
This is an example of...
a)
Fission  reaction
b)
Fusion reaction
c)
Decomposition reaction
d)
Decay
11.
How many protons does gold atom have?
a)
197
b)
79
c)
118
d)
276
12.
What is the mass of an alpha particle?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

If there are 146 neutrons in 238U, how many neutrons

are found in the nucleus of 235U?

a)

141

b)

143

c)

145

d)

147

14.

Which of these are FALSE about nucleons?

a)

Nucleons are subatomic particles.

b)

Nucleons are located in the nucleus of an atom.

c)

Protons or neutrons are nucleons.

d)

Nucleons are has negative electric charge.

15.

What force that keep the protons and neutrons together and stable in the nucleus?

a)

Columbic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

Nuclear force.

16.

What makes something radioactive?

a)

an unstable nucleus

b)

contaminated sewage

c)

elements with an atomic number above 81

d)

it decays over time

17.

Which type of nuclear reaction takes place at a nuclear power plant when uranium nuclei are split to produce heat?

a)

fission

b)

fusion

18.

Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

a)

fission

b)

fusion

19.

How do nuclear power plants work?

a)

Fusion

b)

Half-Life

c)

Fission

d)

Fusion & Fisson

20.

Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?

a)

Helium and Hydrogen atoms

b)

Hydrogen atoms

c)

Hydrogen and Lithium atoms

d)

Hydrogen and Carbon atoms

21.

One disadvantage of nuclear energy is _______.

a)

it is a fossil fuel

b)

it emits large amounts of pollution into the atmosphere

c)

it leaves behind radioactive waste

d)

there are not disadvantages

22.

Some advantages of nuclear physics are _______.

a)

nuclear plants don't emit as many greenhouse gases as coal plants

b)

cancer treatment

c)

medical diagnostics

d)

there is very little dangerous waste with nuclear energy

23.

When nuclei decay, massive amounts of _______ is released.

a)

energy

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

chaos

24.

___________ starts the fission of a uranium atom.

a)

Energy

b)

Protons

c)

One Neutron

d)

All of the above

25.
When a nucleus undergoes nuclear decay by gamma rays, the atomic number of the element....
a)
remains the same
b)
  decreases by one.
c)
increases by one.
d)
increases by two.
26.
The most penetrating type of radiation is the ____.  
a)
alpha particle
b)
gamma ray
c)
beta particle
d)
uranium
27.
This equation shows how mass and the speed of light convert to energy
a)
E=mc
b)
E=mc2
c)
E=mc3
d)
M=d/v
28.
a)

X = Hadrons, Y = electrons and neutrino, Z = neutrons and protons

b)

X = Hadrons, Y =neutrons and protons, Z = electrons and neutrino

c)

X = neutrons and protons, Y = electrons and neutrino; Z = Hadrons

d)

X = electrons and neutrino; Y = Hadrons; Z = neutrons and protons

29.

Which diagram represents the structure of an antineutron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.
All of the following are quarks except 
a)
strange
b)
bottom
c)
charmed
d)
fundamental
32.
A proton is made up of two up quarks and one down quark with charges of +2/3, +2/3, and –1/3. 
a)
True 
b)
False
c)
More information is needed
33.
In our universe, bosons carry forces, fermions make up matter. This was from the TedEd lesson.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

These are light, elementary particles that are not made up of quarks.

a)

Gluons

b)

Electrons

c)

Leptons

d)

Baryon

35.

All baryons are assigned a baryon number of ___, all anti-baryons are assigned ___, and all non-baryons are ___

a)

-1, +1, 0

b)

-1, 0, +1

c)

+1, -1, 0

d)

0, -1, +1

36.

There are three families of leptons;

a)

electron, muon, and pi.

b)

electron, muon, and tau.

c)

electron, pi and tau.

d)

electron, pi and neutrino.

37.

The main three conservation laws used in particle physics are:

a)

Conservation of charge, baryon and lepton numbers.

b)

Conservation of gravity, charge and lepton numbers.

c)

Conservation of momentum, hadron and lepton numbers.

d)

Conservation of charge, hadron and lepton numbers.

38.

Which quarks form a neutron?

a)

up, up, down

b)

down, down, down

c)

up, up, up

d)

up, down, down

39.
Proposed that the atom had a dense positively charge center which was extremely small but consisted of mostly empty space.
a)
Ernest Rutherford
b)
J.J Thomson
c)
Robert Millikan
d)
John Dalton
40.
During the thin foil experiment, it was seen that a______of alpha particles passed through the thin foil because the atom__________.
a)
majority; was dense
b)
few; was mostly empty space
c)
majority; was mostly empty space
d)
few; was dense
41.
Rank the four fundamental forces of nature in order from weakest to strongest:  
a)
Electromagnetism, Gravity, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear
b)
Weak Nuclear, Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear
c)
Gravity, Weak Nuclear,  Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear
d)
Weak Nuclear, Electromagnetism, Gravity, Strong Nuclear
42.

When an atom emits a photon, which of the following happen? (Check all that apply)

a)

The energy of the photon is the same as the difference between energy levels

b)

An electron goes from a higher excited level to a lower energy level

c)

An electron goes from a lower energy state to an excited state

d)

We call this radioactive decay

43.

The Sun converts mass to energy at such a rate that it produces 3.9x1026 J every single second. How much mass is converted every second to produce this much energy?

a)

1.3 x 1018 kg

b)

1.17 x 1035 kg

c)

3.51 x 1043 kg

d)

4.33 x 109 kg

44.
Neutrinos have no charge, do not interact with matter, and are known as "God particles".
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Which particle were scientists at the CERN laboratory searching for?
a)
Higgs boson
b)
Neither answer is correct
c)
The "God Particle"
d)
Both answers are correct
46.

These are the category of hadrons that contain three quarks. This distinguishes them from mesons, which contain two (1 quark and 1 antiquark).

a)

Gluons

b)

Electrons

c)

Leptons

d)

Baryons

47.

a hadron with one quark and one antiquark

a)

neutron

b)

baryon

c)

hadron

d)

meson

48.

an electron with a positive charge

a)

neutrino

b)

gauge boson

c)

positron

d)

gluon

49.

this is the other fundamental boson along with the force carriers

a)

Higgs

b)

positron

c)

gauge boson

d)

W and Z

50.

a particle of the same mass and opposite charge

a)

antiparticle

b)

Higgs

c)

positron

d)

gauge boson

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