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origin of elements

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is fusion?

a)

A massive explosion that happens when all stars die.

b)

A new star that has not ignited yet.

c)

A nuclear process where 2 nuclei combine.

d)

A nuclear process where a nuclei splits apart into 2 or more pieces.

2.

After becoming a supergiant, a high mass star collapses in a massive explosion called what?

a)

Quasar

b)

Supernova

c)

Nebula

d)

Shockwave

3.

Light elements are produced ...

a)

during a supernova

b)

in a protostar

c)

in a black hole

d)

in stars by fusion

4.

Heavy elements are produced ...

a)

in a neutron star

b)

in a black hole

c)

during a supernova

d)

in stars by fusion

5.

An example of a man-made element, an element not found in nature but produced in a lab.

a)

2 - Helium

b)

26 - Iron

c)

92 - Uranium

d)

117 - Tennessine

6.

Identify the cosmic phase in which the given nuclear reaction occurs on.

a)

Bigbang Nucleosynthesis

b)

Stellar Formation and Evolution

c)

Stellar Explosion

7.

Identify the cosmic phase in which the given nuclear reaction occurs on.

a)

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

b)

Stellar Formation and Evolution

c)

Stellar Explosion

8.

Identify the cosmic phase in which the given nuclear reaction occurs on.

a)

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

b)

Stellar Formation and Evolution

c)

Stellar Explosion

9.

In the nuclear reaction represented, what particle is X?

a)

Electron or Beta Particle

b)

Helium or Alpha Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

d)

Positron

10.

Which of the following statement describes the nuclear equation below?

a)

The total atomic number in the reactant was reduced in the product

b)

Helium is ejected from the nucleus of radium

c)

Radium has undergone nuclear fusion

d)

The element remains as it is in the product

11.

Which of the following is the missing particle in the nuclear decay?

a)

Deuteron

b)

Neutron

c)

Beta Particle

d)

Alpha Particle

12.

Which of the following describes nuclear fission reaction

a)

It is the splitting of heavy nuclei into lighter ones

b)

It is the combining of light nuclei to form heavier ones

c)

It results from series of alpha decays

d)

It releases much less energy per atom than a chemical process

13.

Which of the following elements are formed during stellar formation and evolution?

a)

H, He, Li

b)

Be to Fe

c)

Elements heavier than Fe

d)

None of these

14.

Which of the following are formed during big bang nucleosynthesis?

a)

H, He, Be

b)

H, He, Li

c)

H, He, Alpha

d)

H, He, Fe

15.

Which of the following is a helium nucleus

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma ray

d)

Positron

16.

For seed nuclei with relatively few neutrons, neutron capture occurred so slowly that beta decay of the product isotope happened before it captured another neutron.

a)

T-PROCESS

b)

S-PROCESS

c)

R-PROCESS

d)

U-PROCESS

17.

Some series of neutron capture occurred very fast that the seed nucleus turned into a relatively heavier nucleus before beta decay took place.

a)

T-process

b)

S-process

c)

R-process

d)

U-process

18.

These are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

a)

Isotopes

b)

Isomers

c)

Isobars

d)

Isotones

19.

What is nucleosynthesis?

a)

How the sun creates new hydrogen atoms out of dark matter

b)

How helium atoms are broken down by nuclear fission to produce hydrogen

c)

How a nucleus is produced during the big bang

d)

How new elements are created in stars by combining the nuclei of atoms

20.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
21.

Which particle has this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

22.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
23.
What particle completes this reaction?
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma particle
d)
neutron
24.

In the Sun, hydrogen atoms fuse together to form _________.

a)

helium

b)

mercury

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

25.

Plutonium (of mass number 240 and proton number 94) decays with the emission of alpha-particle. What is the new proton number and mass number of the new nucleus?

a)

proton number = 92, mass number = 236

b)

proton number = 92, mass number = 240

c)

proton number = 91, mass number = 240

d)

proton number = 91, mass number = 236