Science Ch 18 Test Flashcards
What keeps particles in a nucleus together
Strong force
Repulsion
Electrical force
Atomic glue
Strong force
Which device would be most useful for measuring the amount of radiation in a nuclear laboratory
A cloud chamber
A Geiger counter
An electroscope
A bubble chamber
A Geiger counter
What is an electron that is produced when a neutron decays called
An alpha particle
A beta particle
Gamma radiation
A negation
A beta particle
Which of the following describes an isotope’s half-life
A constant time interval
A varied time interval
An increasing time interval
A decreasing time interval
A constant time interval
For which of the following could carbon-14 dating be used
A bone fragment
A marble column
Dinosaur fossils
Rocks
A bone fragment
Which term describe an ongoing series of fission reactions
Chain reaction
Decay reaction
Position emission
Fusion reaction
Chain reaction
Which process is responsible for the tremendous energy released by the Sun
Nuclear decay
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Combustion
Nuclear fusion
Which radioisotope acts as an external source of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer
Carbon-14
Cobalt-60
Gold-198
Technetium-99
Cobalt-60
Which of the following describes all nuclei with more than 83 protons
Stable
Synthetic
Radioactive
Repulsive
Radioactive
Which of the following describes atoms with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons
Unstable
Synthetic
Radioactive
Isotopes
Isotopes
