Physical Science quiz 11/1/24

Question 1

a measure of how stable the nucleus of an atom is

Answer 1

binding energy per nucleon

Question 2

more energy loss = ____combined mass = ____ stable

Answer 2

less
more

Question 3

less energy loss = _____ combined mass= _____ stable

Answer 3

more
less

Question 4

A nucleus with ____ nucleons has the most binding energy

Answer 4

56

Question 5

fission =

Answer 5

division

Question 6

when was the three-mile island reactor accident

Answer 6

1979

Question 7

what reactor accident failed cooling system caused a burst of radioactivity- poor design, bad maintentance, error in worker attitude

Answer 7

three mile island

Question 8

when was Chernobyl

Answer 8

1986

Question 10

what was a test that led to a steam explosion that contaminated 400 tons of radioactive material

Answer 10

chernobyl

Question 10

what year was Fukushima

Answer 10

2011

Question 10

what was a reactor damaged by tsunami waters and a lack of electricity disrupted the cooling

Answer 10

Fukushima

Question 11

what is the combination of light nuclei to make a heavier nuclei

Answer 11

nuclear Fusion

Question 12

releases an enormous amount of energy

Answer 12

nuclear fusion

Question 13

protons and neutrons are made of ______ that cannot be individually separated

Answer 13

quarks

Question 14

same mass but the opposite charges of protons and electrons

Answer 14

antiparticles

Question 15

opposite electron

Answer 15

positrons

Question 16

negative proton

Answer 16

antiproton

Question 17

the meeting and destruction into pure energy of a particle with its antiparticle

Answer 17

annihilation

Question 18

the production of a particle and an antiparticle from a gamma ray

Answer 18

pair production

Question 19

fundamental interactions act over

Answer 19

short ranges

Question 20

electromagnetic interaction has an

Answer 20

unlimited range

Question 21

attraction of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
measured as binding energy
act over short ranges

Answer 21

fundamental interactions

Question 22

all electrical and magnetic forces
acts between charged particles
unlimited in range

Answer 22

electromagnetic interactions

Question 23

affects all particles
causes beta decay
short-ranged interaction

Answer 23

weak interactions

Question 24

attraction of masses
weakest interaction
dominates large-scale interactions

Answer 24

gravitational interactions

Question 25

particles affected by strong interactions
protons and neutrons

Answer 25

Hadrons (heavy)

Question 26

particles not affected by strong interactions
electrons
neutrinos

Answer 26

leptons