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The emission of radiation is called?
a) Gamma
b) Beta
c) Alpha
d) Radioactivity

What is radiation?
a) When particles released due to a disintegration of an atom's nucleus
b) When particles are absorbed into the atom's nucleus
c)
d)

True or False, we use Fusion energy on the earth
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is nuclear fission?
a) The fusion of combining two or more lighter atoms into a larger one.
b) The splitting of one larger atom to two smaller ones.
c)
d)

What is nuclear fusion?
a) The fusion of combining two or more lighter atoms into a larger one.
b) The splitting of one larger atom to two smaller ones.
c)
d)

What nuclear reaction does the sun use?
a) Fission
b) Fusion
c)
d)

What nuclear reaction does nuclear weapons use?
a) Fission
b) Fusion
c)
d)

True or False, a nuclear reaction involves a change in the atom's nucleus.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

True or False, radiation is emitted because their nuclei are unstable and so they gain stability by losing energy.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is nuclear decay
a) Unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation in a spontaneous process and continue to do so until they form stable, non-
b) Stable nuclei gaining energy by absorbing radiation in a spontaneous process
c)
d)

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