radiation

Question 1

each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element.

Answer 1

isotopes

Question 2

a full outer shell

Answer 2

stable

Question 3

doesn’t have a full outer shell

Answer 3

unstable

Question 4

a radioactive isotope.

Answer 4

radioisotopes

Question 5

a method of dating geological specimens by determining the relative proportions of particular radioactive isotopes present in a sample.

Answer 5

radiometric dating

Question 6

another term for carbon dating. (the determination of the age or date of organic matter from the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14 that it contains. The ratio between them changes as radioactive carbon-14 decays and is not replaced by exchange with the atmosphere.)

Answer 6

radiocarbon dating

Question 7

an apparatus or structure in which fissile material can be made to undergo a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction with the consequent release of energy

Answer 7

nuclear reactor

Question 8

a rod-shaped fuel element in a nuclear reactor.

Answer 8

fuel rod

Question 9

division or splitting into two or more parts.

Answer 9

fission

Question 10

External beam therapy (EBT), also called external radiation therapy, is a method for delivering a beam or several beams of high-energy x-rays to a patient’s tumor.

Answer 10

external radiotheraphy

Question 11

a type of cancer treatment. It delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and helps spare nearby tissues. With internal radiation therapy, the oncologist implants or inserts radioactive materials at the site of your cancer.

Answer 11

internal radiotherapy

Question 12

the treatment of cancer, especially prostate cancer, by the insertion of radioactive implants directly into the tissue.

Answer 12

brachytheraphy

Question 13

the point on the earth’s surface directly above or below an exploding nuclear bomb.

Answer 13

ground zero

Question 14

When nuclear weapons are detonated, enormous amounts

of heat and radiation spread out from the centre of the blast

Answer 14

thermal flash

Question 15

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is an intense burst of electromagnetic (EM) energy caused by an abrupt, rapid acceleration of charged particles, usually electron s. An EMP can contain energy components over a large part of the EM spectrum , from very-low-frequency ( VLF ) radio to ultraviolet ( UV ) wavelength s.

Answer 15

electromagnetic pulse

Question 16

Nuclear fallout, or simply fallout, is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it “falls out” of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed.

Answer 16

nuclear fallout