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Types of
radiation

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Half life
and
Decay

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Fission
Fusion

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Pros and
Cons

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Misc

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Team One

Team Three

Team Five

Team Two

Team Four

Team Six

Topic 1
Question for 5 Points
This particle is the
same as a helium
nucleus
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Topic 1
Answer for 5 Points
Alpha

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Topic 1
Question for 10 Points
This type of radiation is
just an energy wave

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Topic 1
Answer for 10 Points
gamma

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Topic 1
Question for 15 Points
This type of radiation
can penetrate the least
(not even through
paper!)
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Topic 1
Answer for 15 Points
Alpha

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Topic 1
Question for 20 Points
This type of particle is
the result of a neutron
splitting into a proton
and an electron
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Topic 1
Answer for 20 Points
Beta

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Topic 1
Question for 25 Points
This type of radiation
has the most
penetrating power
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Topic 1
Answer for 25 Points
Neutron emission

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Topic 2
Question for 5 Points
Carbon dating uses this
isotope of Carbon.

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Topic 2
Answer for 5 Points
Carbon - 14

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Topic 2
Question for 10 Points
How long does it take
for 24 g of a radioactive
isotope with a half life
of 20,000yrs to decay
down to 1.5 g?
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Topic 2
Answer for 10 Points
80,000yrs

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Topic 2
Question for 15 Points
Write and balance the
equation for when
Boron 12 undergoes
beta decay
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Topic 2
Answer for 15 Points
See board

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Topic 2
Question for 20 Points

Write and balance the

equation for when Boron
12 undergoes alpha decay
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Topic 2
Answer for 20 Points
See board

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Topic 2
Question for 25 Points
Carbon dating only
works on an object that
used to be _________.
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Topic 2
Answer for 25 Points
alive

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Topic 3
Question for 5 Points
This force that acts in
the nucleus is stronger
than electric repulsion.
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Topic 3
Answer for 5 Points
Strong nuclear force

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Topic 3
Question for 10 Points
The most common fuel
for a nuclear reactor is
uranium - _____.
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Topic 3
Answer for 10 Points
235

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Topic 3
Question for 15 Points
The splitting of nuclei is
known as _________.

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Topic 3
Answer for 15 Points
fission

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Topic 3
Question for 20 Points
Too many or too few
neutrons make a
nucleus __________.
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Topic 3
Answer for 20 Points
unstable

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Topic 3
Question for 25 Points
The letter c in
E = mc^2 stands for
what?
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Topic 3
Answer for 25 Points
Speed of light

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Topic 4
Question for 5 Points
Nuclear fission waste is
a problem because it
has such a long
__________.
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Topic 4
Answer for 5 Points
Half life

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Topic 4
Question for 10 Points
This percentage of US
electricity is generated
by nuclear fission.
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Topic 4
Answer for 10 Points
20

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Topic 4
Question for 15 Points
Nuclear fusion is hard
to create on earth
because it requires
very high _________.
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Topic 4
Answer for 15 Points
Temperatures or heat

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Topic 4
Question for 20 Points
Nuclear power releases
no ___________,
which contribute to
global warming.
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Topic 4
Answer for 20 Points
GHG

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Topic 4
Question for 25 Points
The only waste product
for nuclear fusion is
__________.
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Topic 4
Answer for 25 Points
Helium

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Topic 5
Question for 5 Points
With enough fuel a
fission reaction just
needs to be started and
it keeps going. This is
known as a ________.

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Topic 5
Answer for 5 Points
Chain reaction

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Topic 5
Question for 10 Points
The fission reaction
sustains itself because
as a uranium nucleus
splits it gives off 3
_________.

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Topic 5
Answer for 10 Points
neutrons

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Topic 5
Question for 15 Points
Uranium 238 breaks
down in the earths
crust and converts into
this dangerous gas.
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Topic 5
Answer for 15 Points
Radon

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Topic 5
Question for 20 Points
t/f
where you live affects
the amount of radiation
you recieve.

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Topic 5
Answer for 20 Points
True

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Topic 5
Question for 25 Points
Mass defect is the small
amount of matter that
is converted into
______ in a nuclear
reaction

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Topic 5
Answer for 25 Points
energy

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Question
Name the 3 things to
look for when selecting
a site to dispose of
nuclear waste
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Big Points
Answer for Big Points
Low population
Earthquake free
dry
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Jeff Ertzberger - 2004
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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