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New Mexico atomic bomb

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a subatomic particle without an electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

valence electron

2.

What was the name of the project to secretly make the atomic bomb?

a)

Nashville Project

b)

Atomic Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Alamo Project

3.

The first test of the atomic bomb was successful?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The first bomb was dropped on which city on August 6, 1945?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Taiwan

d)

Hiroshima

5.

True or False: A second bomb was dropped on Tokyo finally bringing the war to an end.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb.

a)

The New York Project

b)

The Manhattan Project

c)

The Atom Splitting Project

d)

The Nuclear Project

7.
The scientists were scared of the damage the bomb created
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?
a)
wanted to see if the bomb worked
b)
 did not think they could defeat the Japanese
c)
did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan
d)
They estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion
9.

What was the second Japanese city the atomic bomb was dropped on?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Tokyo

10.

Where did the United States test atomic bombs?

a)

New Mexico

b)

California

c)

Wyoming

d)

Arizona

11.

How hot is the center of the atomic bomb explosion?

a)

as hot as the surface of the sun

b)

10 times greater than surface of the sun

c)

1,000 times greater than surface of the sun

d)

10,000 times greater than surface of the sun

12.
What was the main purpose of the Manhattan Project _________?
a)
Forcing Japan to surrender and having control over postwar policy
b)
Just to spend a large amount of money
c)
To scare other Nations
13.
What were the names of both bombs?
a)
Young boy and Old man
b)
Young man and Old boy
c)
Little boy and Fat man
14.
What scientist wrote a letter to President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb? 
a)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Henry Ford  
15.

What was significant about the atomic bomb?

a)

it was more destructive than any bomb previously used

b)

nothing

c)

it had to be deployed from a submarine

16.

The decision to use the atomic bomb was difficult because _____________ .

a)

many innocent people would be killed

b)

it was expensive

c)

it was untested

17.

Because Japan did not surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States _______________ .

a)

surrendered to Japan

b)

dropped a second bomb on another Japanese city

c)

invaded Japan with soldiers

18.

As a result of radiation, people in Japan suffered from _______________ for many years.

a)

leukemia

b)

birth defects

c)

death related to burns and bloating

d)

all of the above

19.

The long lasting effects of the atomic bombs have caused historians to ________________ .

a)

encourage the future use of atomic weapons

b)

question why the U.S. got involved in WW ll

c)

argue about whether it was the right decision

20.

Which technological advancement was developed in installations near these cities during World War Two?

a)

long range submarines

b)

radio navigation

c)

atomic bomb

d)

jet engines