10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 30 pt EM Spectrum and stuff Decay! Fission/ Fusion Radiation Equations 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 30 pt 30 pt 30 pt 30 pt 30 pt 40 pt 40 pt 40 pt 40 pt 40 pt 50 pt 50 pt 50 pt 50 pt 50 pt
The highest energy radiation on the EM spectrum.
What are gamma rays?
The lowest frequency colour of the visible light spectrum.
What is red?
Naturally occurring radiation.
What is background radiation?
Has the lower frequency
What is wave B?
Same element with different numbers of neutrons.
What are isotopes?
A helium nucleus is emitted during this type of radioactive decay.
What is alpha decay?
A high energy electron is emitted during this type of radioactive decay.
What is beta decay?
Radiation that is emitted when a nucleus has too much energy after decay.
What is a gamma ray?
An unstable nucleus becomes stable during this process.
What is radioactive decay?
The time it takes for 50% of a sample to decay.
What is a half-life?
Nuclear reaction that occurs on the sun.
What is fusion?
A large nucleus splits into smaller parts (including 3 neutrons)
What is fission?
Two small nuclei join together to produce a larger nucleus and energy.
What is fusion?
Neutrons splitting off and hitting other radioactive nuclei in a continuous process.
What is a chain reaction?
The safety mechanism used to absorb excess neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
What is a control rod?
Material that protects against gamma radiation.
What is lead?
The type of radiation that is harmful.
What is Ionization Energy?
When cells divide uncontrollably.
What is cancer?
When genetic information is altered in our cells.
What is a mutation?
The parent isotope of Argon-40.
What is Potassium-40?
Example of this type of decay
What is alpha decay?
Example of this type of decay
What is beta decay?
The element that completes this equation
What is ?
Example of this type of nuclear reaction
What is nuclear fission?
Example of this type of nuclear reaction
What is fusion?
Final Jeopardy The age of a rock that is found to have 250 grams of Carbon-14 and 750 grams of Nitrogen-14.
Final Jeopardy MAKE A BET!
What are willy-willies? What is 11460 years old? What are willy-willies?