PS Ch 10 Nuclear Changes Question Preview (ID: 5786)


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radioactive tracers are short lived
a) drugs
b) isotopes
c) tumors
d) rays

the use of nuclear reactors to generate electricity is
a) decreasing rapidly
b) found only in the USA
c) found in dozens of coutries
d) totally safe

negatively charged, ejected from the nucleus at high speed
a) alpha particle
b) beta particle
c) gamma ray
d) neutron emission

high energy, with no mass or charge
a) alpha particle
b) beta particle
c) gamma ray
d) neutron emission

positively charged, composed of protons and neutrons
a) alpha particle
b) beta particle
c) gamma ray
d) neutron emission

non ionizing, with mass but no charge
a) alpha particle
b) beta particle
c) gamma ray
d) neutron emission

the process by which the sun produces energy
a) critical mass
b) fusion
c) mass defect
d) fission

the minimum amount of a substance that can sustain a fission reaction
a) critical mass
b) fusion
c) mass defect
d) fission

the splitting of a large nucleus into smaller nuclei, releasing neutrons and energy
a) critical mass
b) fusion
c) mass defect
d) fission

the small amount of mass that is converted to energy when nuclei form
a) critical mass
b) fusion
c) mass defect
d) fission

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