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Test #1 Review

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 5hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
2.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
3.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
4.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
5.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
6.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
7.
The height of the wave is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
8.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude 
9.
What is a photon?
a)
When radiation burst through electric waves
b)
The emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal
c)
The rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area.
d)
packets of electromagnetic energy
10.
What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases? 
a)
The energy increases
b)
The energy decreases
c)
The energy stays the same 
11.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

UV rays

c)

Infrared

d)

the color blue

12.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Violet

13.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

X-rays

b)

The color green

c)

Microwaves

d)

ultraviolet

14.

Which of the following has the least amount of energy?

a)

UV rays

b)

The color yellow

c)

infrared

d)

Gamma rays

15.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

The color blue

c)

AM radio

d)

Infrared

16.

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

a)

TV

b)

Microwaves

c)

the color indigo

d)

ultraviolet rays

17.

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

a)

The color yellow

b)

The color blue

c)

The color indigo

d)

The color orange

18.

Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

nuclear

19.

One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

a)

wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

b)

wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

c)

wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

d)

wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

20.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

21.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

22.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

23.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Sunlight

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

24.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

25.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Wind

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

26.

This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

a)

Coal

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Geothermal Energy

27.

This is the energy generated in the Earth's core and produces steam and hot water.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Geothermal

28.

Fossil Fuels produce carbon dioxide that pollutes the atmosphere.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

29.

Geothermal power is geographically limited-not available in many locations.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

30.

What does the term renewable energy source mean?

a)

Energy that can be replenished

b)

Energy that can be all used up

c)

Energy that can be lost

31.

What does the term nonrenewable energy sources mean?

a)

Energy can be used more than once

b)

Energy that can be replenished

c)

Energy can be lost once used

32.

oil is renewable

a)

True

b)

False

33.

a nonrenewable resources is...

a)

any natural material that is used by humans

b)

a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed

c)

a resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed

34.

a renewable resource is ....

a)

a resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed

b)

a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed

c)

any natural material that is used by humans

35.

Coal, oil and natural gas are non-renewable resources also known as __________?

a)

Recyclable

b)

Biomass

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Radioactive

36.

All of the following are problems caused by burning coal, except

a)

Creates smog

b)

It is radioactive

c)

Contributes to acid rain

d)

Contributes to global warming

37.

Energy created by the Earth's heat.

a)

Biomass

b)

Solar

c)

Geothermal

d)

Wind

38.

Energy created by moving water.

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Geothermal

d)

Hydropower

39.

A machine with blades that turns because of wind or water.

a)

Turbine

b)

Power plant

c)

Lawnmower

40.

The act of digging a hole in the earth in the hope of getting oil.

a)

mining

b)

fission

c)

drilling

41.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

42.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
43.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
44.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
45.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
46.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
47.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
48.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 
a)
True
b)
False
49.
What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?
a)
The reserves will be refilled more quickly.
b)
The reserves will eventually be used up.
c)
The price of fossil fuels will fall.
d)
The reserves will not be affected.
50.
The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is
a)
natural gas.
b)
coal.
c)
oil
d)
wood.
51.
Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called
a)
incinerators.
b)
deposits.
c)
reserves.
d)
refineries.
52.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
53.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

a)

They are renewable so they won't run out.

b)

They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

c)

They are easy to obtain and process.

d)

They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

54.

Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons & Neutrons

b)

Just Neutrons

c)

Protons & Electrons

d)

Neutrons & Electrons

55.

In (a)   decay a Neutron transforms into a Proton and an Electron is released.

56.

In (a)   decay 2 Protons and 2 Neutrons are released.

57.

In (a)   decay energy is released as a high frequency Electromagnetic Wave

58.

What is a beta particle?

a)

2 protons & 2 neutrons

b)

a high energy EM wave

c)

an electron

d)

a large unstable nucleus

59.

What is an alpha particle?

a)

An electron

b)

A Helium nucleus (2 protons & 2 neutrons)

c)

A high energy EM wave

d)

The largest subatomic particle

60.

What happens in Nuclear Fusion?

a)

A large heavy nucleus splits apart.

b)

An unstable nucleus emits a helium nucleus.

c)

An unstable nucleus release in the form of gamma radiation.

d)

Two smaller nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus.

61.

What happens in Nuclear Fission?

a)

A large heavy nucleus splits apart.

b)

A neutron is transformed into a proton, and a high energy electron is released.

c)

An unstable nucleus release in the form of gamma radiation.

d)

Two smaller nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus.

62.

Which of the following are downsides of nuclear power? (multiple select)

a)

No greenhouse gas emissions

b)

Hazardous radioactive waste

c)

High power output

d)

Potential for catastrophic meltdowns.

e)

Expensive to build

63.

(T/F) Nuclear power plants contribute to global warming.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

(T/F) Nuclear power plants do not release CO2 into the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

(T/F) Nuclear power causes more deaths than any other power source.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

(T/F) Nuclear power causes the least amount of deaths on average out of any power source.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

How do nuclear reactions (fusion & fission) compare to chemical reactions?

a)

They both release about the same amount of energy.

b)

Nuclear reactions release much more energy.

c)

Nuclear reactions release less energy.

68.

The time it takes for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay is called...

a)

Decay Time

b)

Half Life

c)

Gamma Period

d)

Half Time

69.

In the equation, 146C --> 147N + 0-1B, the _______ decay of radioactive carbon-14 results in the creation of a new nitrogen-14 atom.

a)

Gamma

b)

Beta

c)

Alpha

70.
How is the alpha particle written in a nuclear equation?
a)
42He
b)
24He
71.
In the nuclear equation below, calculate the mass number of the alpha particle. 
23892U-->23490Th + 42He + 200
a)
238
b)
0
c)
234
d)
4
72.
Uranium-238  decays into  Thorium-234  by emitting .........
a)
an alpha particle
b)
a beta particle
c)
gamma rays
d)
visible light
73.
A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.  
a)
alpha particle
b)
electroscope
c)
beta particle
d)
gamma ray
74.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
75.
If we start off with element 24X50 after an alpha decay we get another element Y that looks like
a)
22Y50
b)
22Y46
c)
20Y48
d)
26Y54
76.
If we start off with element 24X50 after an beta decay we get another element Y that looks like
a)
23Y50
b)
22Y46
c)
25Y50
d)
24Y50
77.
Solve this equation for alpha decay.
85209At = ___ + 24He
a)
83205Bi
b)
86209Rn
c)
81207Tl
d)
85208At
78.
Balance the following equation:
146C --> 0-1e + ________
a)
145B
b)
146C
c)
147N
d)
42He
79.
Solve this equation for alpha decay.
85209At = ___ + 24He
a)
83205Bi
b)
86209Rn
c)
81207Tl
d)
85208At
80.

Gamma rays have

a)

no mass

b)

a huge mass

c)

a small mass

d)

an average mass

81.
Solve this equation for beta decay.
614C = ___ + -10e
a)
410Be
b)
714N
c)
210He
d)
613C
82.

An isotope that undergoes B- decay has

a)

too few protons

b)

too many protons

c)

too few neutrons

d)

Too many neutrons

83.

Solve this equation for beta decay.

614C = ___ + -10e

a)

410Be

b)

714N

c)

210He

d)

613C

84.

How long does it take a 180-gram of gold-198 to decay to 22.5 grams if the half -life of gold-198 is 2.68 days?

a)

8.04 days

b)

3 days

c)

4 days

d)

2.68 days

85.

How long will it take for a 28-gram sample of radon-222 to decay to 3.5 grams? the half-life of radon-222 of 3.82 days

a)

15.28 days

b)

11.46 days

c)

3 days

d)

4 days

86.

How long will it take for a 150-gram sample of Nitrogen-16 tp decay to 18.75 grams if the half-life for Nitrogen -16 is 7.2 seconds

a)

7.2 seconds

b)

14.4 seconds

c)

18.75 seconds

d)

21.6 seconds

87.

How long will it for a take for a 40 gram. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.26 years sample ofcobalt-60 to decay to 5 grams?

a)

17.75 days

b)

15.78 years

c)

15.15 years

d)

17.17 years

88.

The nucleus is held together by the ___________________________force.

a)

The Strong Nuclear Force

b)

The Weak Nuclear Force

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Gravity

89.
Has the highest penetrating power.  Can penetrate our body.  Even several cm thick of lead or several meters thick of concrete cannot stop all of it.
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
90.
How many protons are in this atom?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
10
91.
How many neutrons are in this isotope of Uranium?
a)
235
b)
92
c)
327
d)
143
92.

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. Starting with 100.0 g, how many grams would remain after 7.2 minutes?

a)

100.0 g

b)

50.0 g

c)

12.5 g

d)

8.5 g

93.

The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g?

a)

3.0 g

b)

0.25 g

c)

0.3 g

d)

6.25 g

94.
Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus
a)
fission
b)
fusion
95.
The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
half-life
d)
gamma radiation
96.
How do nuclear power-plants work?
a)
Fusion
b)
Half-life
c)
Fission
d)
Fusion or fission
97.
Complete the nuclear equation and determine the type of decay that is occurring in this reaction. 
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
98.
Alpha particles have a _____ charge.
a)
+2
b)
0
c)
+4
d)
-1
99.
The beta particle has a charge of ...........
a)
+1
b)
-1
c)
0
d)
+2
100.
This is an example of...
a)
Fission  reaction
b)
Fusion reaction
c)
Decomposition reaction
d)
Decay
101.
Where does fusion occur naturally?
a)
Underwater
b)
All around us
c)
In the radioactive waste
d)
On the sun
102.
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
103.
An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________
a)
Nuclear power plants
b)
Radio active decay
c)
Atomic Bomb
d)
On the surface of the sun
104.
In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have
a)
Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
b)
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
c)
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
d)
Gamma, Alpha, Beta
105.
What metal gives off radiation?
a)
carbon
b)
cobalt
c)
uranium
d)
titanium
106.
What were the two names of the atomic bomb bombs used in WW2
a)
Little Girl,Dragon breath
b)
Little boy,Fat man
c)
Big Women,Tiger
d)
Little boy,Fat Father
107.
Is radiation used to help people?
a)
True
b)
False
108.

The sum of protons and neutrons

a)

atomic number

b)

atom mass

109.

emission of energetic particles or rays from unstable atomic nuclei, during breakdown of that nucleus

a)

Radioactive decay

b)

Nuclear meltdown

110.

What is the disintegration energy if the mass change in a fusion reaction is 3.4x10^-21 kg?

a)

3.06x10^-6

b)

3.06x10^6

c)

1.02x10^-14

d)

1.02x10^14

e)

3.06x10^-4

111.

What is the disintegration energy if the mass defect is 4.6 grams?

a)

4.104x10^16 J

b)

4.104x10^-16 J

c)

4.104x10^19 J

d)

4.104x10^-19 J

e)

4.104x10^14 J

112.

What is the disintegration energy if the mass defect is 0.66 amu?

a)

3.97404x10^-10 J

b)

9.8604x10^-11 J

c)

3.97404x10^10 J

d)

9.8604x10^-10 J

113.

What is the disintegration energy if the mass defect is 3 amu?

a)

1.494x10^-10 J

b)

1.494x10^10 J

c)

4.482x10^-10 J

d)

4.482x10^-9 J

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