Nuclear Energy

Question 1

What is radiation actually caused by?

Answer 1

Decay

Question 2

What’s the recommended safe amount of Radon you can be around for a year?

Answer 2

500 rems

Question 3

When 1 large atom splits into two smaller atoms it is called what kind of nuclear reaction?

Answer 3

Fission

Question 4

Where can I find a real world example of the previous reaction? (Fission)

Answer 4

Nuclear Reactor

Question 5

When two small atoms combine into 1 large atom it is called?

Answer 5

Fusion

Question 6

Where can I find a real world example of the previous reaction?

Answer 6

Sun/Stars

Question 7

What subatomic particle moves around in an atom during a nuclear reaction?

Answer 7

Neutrons

Question 8

Why is this (neutron) particle able to move in the atom? Because it’s:

Answer 8

Neutral

Question 9

What scientist discovered an element that can glow and win two noble peace prizes?

Answer 9

Marie Curie

Question 10

The element the previous scientist discovered is called? (Marie)

Answer 10

Radium

Question 11

Name the scientific device that shows the path of radioactive particles in a glass globe?

Answer 11

Cloud Chamber

Question 12

What elements half life is used to measure how old the earth is?

Answer 12

Uranium

Question 13

How many years old is the Earth?

Answer 13

4.5 billion

Question 14

What device do we have in our homes that keeps us safe but has radiation in it?

Answer 14

Smoke detector

Question 15

Rutherford shot radiation through what element to study radiation?

Answer 15

Gold

Question 16

Most of the radiation went where? (Rutherford)

Answer 16

Straight through

Question 17

The radiation that didn’t do what the previous answer did, did what? (Rutherford)

Answer 17

Bounced

Question 18

The result of this experiment led Rutherford to believe that the majority of an atom is?

Answer 18

Empty

Question 19

Rutherford also learned a second fact, he realized that atoms have?

Answer 19

Nucleus

Question 20

What source do we receive radiation that comes from above us?

Answer 20

Sun/Stars

Question 21

When the number of protons and electrons are the same, an atom is called?

Answer 21

Neutron

Question 22

When the number of protons and electrons are NOT the same, an atom is called?

Answer 22

Ion

Question 23

When the number of neutrons changes from the original amount, an atom is called?

Answer 23

Isotope

Question 24

What is the scientific name for the radiation that comes through our ground and into our house?

Answer 24

Radon

Question 25

We compared the risks of high amounts of radiation exposure in a short time to what?

Answer 25

Alcohol

Question 26

Scientific name for when a radioactive material is put into the body “see” inside it?

Answer 26

Tracer

Question 27

If I’m building a NEW house, what material can I use before construction begins?

Answer 27

Plastic/Tarp

Question 28

What element is the heaviest found in nature?

Answer 28

Uranium

Question 29

What is the previous answers atomic number? (Uranium)

Answer 29

92

Question 30

Where do the larger elements on the periodic table come from?

Answer 30

Labs

Question 31

Name the process when the # of atoms in an atomic reaction keeps x 2? Nuclear:

Answer 31

Chain Reaction

Question 32

Why don’t nuclear power plants explode? Because the nuclear reaction is-

Answer 32

Slowed

Question 33

After using material in a nuclear power plant, we unfortunately must deal with what?

Answer 33

Nuclear waste

Question 34

The two ways in the previous answer must be dealt with are? Away from:

Answer 34

Water/Air and people

Question 35

There is actually radioactive material in and around us all the time, this is called?

Answer 35

Background Radiation

Question 36

What can high levels of radiation over long periods of time cause inside our bodies?

Answer 36

Cancer/ Mutations

Question 37

Lots of radioactive material in a short time can cause death or what?

Answer 37

Radiation Sickness

Question 38

What device do X-ray technicians wear to monitor how how much radiation they are exposed to?

Answer 38

Docimeter

Question 39

What is the scientific instrument that measures the amount of radioactive material nearby?

Answer 39

Geiger Counter

Question 40

Henri Becquerel discovered radiation with what two things?

Answer 40

Film and Uranium

Question 41

The most dangerous way we can expose ourselves to radiation- and is completely a choice?

Answer 41

Smoking

Question 42

Write the WORDS for the famous equation for nuclear processes?

Answer 42

Energy=mass x speed of light

Question 43

What scientist came up with the previous questions formula? (E=mx12)

Answer 43

Einstein

Question 44

And YOU know the IDEA for this formula is called?

Answer 44

Special Theory of Relativity

Question 45

Ground radiation is coming in my house- what can I have installed?

Answer 45

Radiation Mitigation System