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Atomic Bombs

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan?

a)
Little Boy
b)

Thin Man

c)
Big Boy
d)
Fat Man
2.

Which atomic bomb was dropped on August, 9, 1945

a)
Fat Man
b)

Thin Man

c)

Ethan's Birthday

d)
Big Bertha
e)
Little Boy
3.

What is the main difference between H-bomb and A-bomb

a)
The main difference is the radioactive fallout: A-bomb produces less fallout than H-bomb
b)
The main difference is the country of origin: A-bomb was developed by the US, while H-bomb was developed by Russia
c)

The main difference is the source of their energy: A-bomb relies on nuclear fission, while H-bomb relies on nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.

d)
The main difference is the size of the explosion: A-bomb is smaller than H-bomb
4.

Which bomb was created with Plutonium?

a)
Fat Man
b)

Trinity

c)
Little Boy
d)

Tin Man

5.

When did the scientists of the Mannhatten Project begin the study on fission?

a)
1945
b)
1920
c)
1950
d)
1939
6.

Why was "Thin Man" scrapped and replaced with "Little Boy"?

a)

It was too heavy to be dropped from an airplane, and it was too big to be made.

b)
It required too much enriched uranium, which was in short supply.
c)
It was too expensive to produce
d)
It was too difficult to assemble and deploy
7.

What is the main difference between fusion and fission?

a)

Fusion involves combining nuclei, while fission involves splitting nuclei.

b)
Fusion and fission both occur in the same type of nuclear reactor
c)

Fusion involves splitting nuclei but fission involves combining the nuclei

d)
Fusion and fission both release the same amount of energy
8.

The thermonuclear bomb causes a bigger explosion than the atomic bomb.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who was the President during the duration of the Mannhattan Project?

a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Harry S. Truman
10.

What's another name for a hydrogen bomb?

a)
Atomic bomb
b)
Nuclear bomb
c)
Fusion bomb
d)
Thermonuclear bomb
11.

Approximately how many people died in the bombing of Hiroshima?

a)
200,000
b)
50,000
c)
75,000
d)
140,000
12.

Approximately how many people died in the bombing of Nagasaki?

a)

~80,000

b)

~50,000

c)

~75,000

d)

~60,000