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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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what has the most penetrating power   gamma rays  
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what has the least penetrating power   alpha particles  
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what is a half life   the amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay  
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what hapens in beta decay   neutrons breakdown into positrons and elctrons  
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name one use of nuclear engery.   nuclear medcine to treat cancer  
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what are one of the dangers of nuclear energy   radiation sickess  
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who discovered nuclear energy   henri Becquerel  
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what is nuclear fission   process in which a large nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei and releases neutrons  
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example of a controlled nuclear chain reaction   nuclear reactor  
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example of an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction   nuclear bomb  
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what are some advantages of nuclear fission   less polution and enegery production money is less  
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what are sone disadvantages of nuclear fission   accidents,nuclear waste and $$$  
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when is nuclear fussion possible   high temperatures and high pressure  
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what notable thing is powered by nuclear fussion   the sun  
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what is nuclear fusion   when 2 small nuclei combine to form 1 big nucleus  
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what some advantages of nuclear fusion   Produces less waste, less accident prone, plenty of material for fusion  
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what are some disadvantages of nuclear fusion   Requires high temperatures and pressure Uses more energy than it produces  
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What is plasma   State of matter in which electrons are removed from atoms  
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