Question 1

What type of reactions do uranium rods undergo in a nuclear reactor?

Accepted Answer

A) Fission 
B) Fusion 
C) Alpha decay 
D) Beta decay 
A) Fission 
B) Fusion 
C) Alpha decay 
D) Beta decay

Question 2

How many heat transfer systems are involved in a nuclear power plant that is made along the pressurized water reactor design?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) None; it is pressure that is transferred in this design. 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) None; it is pressure that is transferred in this design.

Question 3

When a nuclear transmutation occurs, what happens to the reactant element that is being bombarded with some radioactive particle?

Accepted Answer

It becomes

Question 4

${ }_{82}^{202} \mathrm{~Pb}$ decays through what means?

Accepted Answer

A) Gamma ray emission 
B) Beta particle emission 
C) Alpha particle emission 
D) Electron emission 
A) Gamma ray emission 
B) Beta particle emission 
C) Alpha particle emission 
D) Electron emission

Question 5

What isotope and element can be used to determine if skeletal remains are recent or ancient?

Accepted Answer

A) 210-lead 
B) 210-polonium 
C) 210-bismuth 
D) There currently is none that can do this. 
A) 210-lead 
B) 210-polonium 
C) 210-bismuth 
D) There currently is none that can do this.

Question 6

What particle will balance the following: ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Am}$ ? ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Cm}$ ?

Accepted Answer

A)  ${ }_{-1}^{0} \mathrm{e}$ 
B)  ${ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}$ 
C)  ${ }_{0}^{-1} \mathrm{e}$ 
D)  ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{e}$ 
A)  ${ }_{-1}^{0} \mathrm{e}$ 
B)  ${ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}$ 
C)  ${ }_{0}^{-1} \mathrm{e}$ 
D)  ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{e}$

Question 7

How does ${ }_{15}^{32} \mathrm{P}$ decay?

Accepted Answer

A) Beta particle emission 
B) Alpha particle emission 
C) Positron particle emission 
D) Gamma ray emission 
A) Beta particle emission 
B) Alpha particle emission 
C) Positron particle emission 
D) Gamma ray emission

Question 8

What is a positron?

Accepted Answer

A) A positively charged proton 
B) A positively charged neutron 
C) A positively charged electron 
D) Another term for a beta particle 
A) A positively charged proton 
B) A positively charged neutron 
C) A positively charged electron 
D) Another term for a beta particle

Question 9

The penetrating power of ionizing radiation refers to what?

Accepted Answer

A) How far particles can penetrate into bodily tissue and cause damage 
B) The depth to which particles can penetrate known standards of plant material 
C) The depth to which particles can penetrate known standards of animal material 
D) None of the above 
A) How far particles can penetrate into bodily tissue and cause damage 
B) The depth to which particles can penetrate known standards of plant material 
C) The depth to which particles can penetrate known standards of animal material 
D) None of the above

Question 10

How is xenon-133 used in radio-medicine?

Accepted Answer

A) In bone imaging 
B) In lung studies 
C) In treating malignancies 
D) In determining thyroid functional levels 
A) In bone imaging 
B) In lung studies 
C) In treating malignancies 
D) In determining thyroid functional levels

Question 11

What is the primary way in which beta emitters are used to treat tumors?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient must inhale the radioactive material. 
B) They are focused from an external source. 
C) The emitter is introduced to the tumor. 
D) The medical attendant applies a dermal patch. 
A) The patient must inhale the radioactive material. 
B) They are focused from an external source. 
C) The emitter is introduced to the tumor. 
D) The medical attendant applies a dermal patch.

Question 12

What would occur if the heat generated by the fuel rods in a nuclear power plant were left unchecked?

Accepted Answer

A) Excess steam would be generated 
B) Nothing 
C) The plant would shut down 
D) A meltdown 
A) Excess steam would be generated 
B) Nothing 
C) The plant would shut down 
D) A meltdown

Question 13

What is a natural source of radon gas?

Accepted Answer

A) Decay of thorium ores 
B) Decay of uranium in mineral form 
C) Natural gas and petroleum wells 
D) Cosmic radiation 
A) Decay of thorium ores 
B) Decay of uranium in mineral form 
C) Natural gas and petroleum wells 
D) Cosmic radiation

Question 14

Which is an example of a fusion reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ ?
${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}$ 
B)  ${ }_{92}^{235} \mathrm{U}$
? ${ }_{36}^{91} \mathrm{Ba}$ +
${ }_{56}^{147} \mathrm{Kr}$ 
C) 
${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ + ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ ? ${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}$ +
${ }_{1}^{0} \mathrm{e}$ 
D) None of the above 
A)  ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ ?
${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}$ 
B)  ${ }_{92}^{235} \mathrm{U}$
? ${ }_{36}^{91} \mathrm{Ba}$ +
${ }_{56}^{147} \mathrm{Kr}$ 
C) 
${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ + ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ ? ${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}$ +
${ }_{1}^{0} \mathrm{e}$ 
D) None of the above

Question 15

Why was Becquerel surprised by the development of his photographic plates?

Accepted Answer

A) They had not been exposed to the sun. 
B) They had already been developed once. 
C) They had been properly sealed and placed in the dark. 
D) He wasn't. He expected them to develop images. 
A) They had not been exposed to the sun. 
B) They had already been developed once. 
C) They had been properly sealed and placed in the dark. 
D) He wasn't. He expected them to develop images.

Question 16

What is phosphorescence?

Accepted Answer

The spontaneous emission of li

Question 17

Fill in the blank in the following reaction: ${ }_{7}^{14} \mathrm{~N}$ + ${ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}$ ?
${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ + ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  ${ }_{9}^{16} \mathrm{O}$ 
B)  ${ }_{9}^{16} \mathrm{~N}$ 
C)  ${ }_{8}^{17} \mathrm{~N}$ 
D)  ${ }_{8}^{17} \mathrm{O}$ 
A)  ${ }_{9}^{16} \mathrm{O}$ 
B)  ${ }_{9}^{16} \mathrm{~N}$ 
C)  ${ }_{8}^{17} \mathrm{~N}$ 
D)  ${ }_{8}^{17} \mathrm{O}$

Question 18

How many independent heat transfer systems does a nuclear power plant have?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 1 
D) None of the above 
A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 1 
D) None of the above

Question 19

What consumer products contain radioactive materials?

Accepted Answer

A) Smoke detectors 
B) Static eliminators 
C) Convection ovens 
D) Both a and b above 
A) Smoke detectors 
B) Static eliminators 
C) Convection ovens 
D) Both a and b above

Question 20

How is the water in a nuclear power plant, the water that is exposed to the fuel rods, mixed with water that is released to the environment?

Accepted Answer

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What type of reactions do uranium rods undergo in a nuclear reactor?

How many heat transfer systems are involved in a nuclear power plant that is made along the pressurized water reactor design?

When a nuclear transmutation occurs, what happens to the reactant element that is being bombarded with some radioactive particle?

${ }_{82}^{202} \mathrm{~Pb}$ decays through what means?

What isotope and element can be used to determine if skeletal remains are recent or ancient?

What particle will balance the following: ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Am}$ ? ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Cm}$ ?

How does ${ }_{15}^{32} \mathrm{P}$ decay?

What is a positron?

The penetrating power of ionizing radiation refers to what?

How is xenon-133 used in radio-medicine?

What is the primary way in which beta emitters are used to treat tumors?

What would occur if the heat generated by the fuel rods in a nuclear power plant were left unchecked?

What is a natural source of radon gas?

Which is an example of a fusion reaction?

Why was Becquerel surprised by the development of his photographic plates?

What is phosphorescence?

Fill in the blank in the following reaction: ${ }_{7}^{14} \mathrm{~N}$ + ${ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}$ ? ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ + ___.

How many independent heat transfer systems does a nuclear power plant have?

What consumer products contain radioactive materials?

How is the water in a nuclear power plant, the water that is exposed to the fuel rods, mixed with water that is released to the environment?

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What type of reactions do uranium rods undergo in a nuclear reactor?

How many heat transfer systems are involved in a nuclear power plant that is made along the pressurized water reactor design?

When a nuclear transmutation occurs, what happens to the reactant element that is being bombarded with some radioactive particle?

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What isotope and element can be used to determine if skeletal remains are recent or ancient?

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What is a positron?

The penetrating power of ionizing radiation refers to what?

How is xenon-133 used in radio-medicine?

What is the primary way in which beta emitters are used to treat tumors?

What would occur if the heat generated by the fuel rods in a nuclear power plant were left unchecked?

What is a natural source of radon gas?

Which is an example of a fusion reaction?

Why was Becquerel surprised by the development of his photographic plates?

What is phosphorescence?

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What consumer products contain radioactive materials?

How is the water in a nuclear power plant, the water that is exposed to the fuel rods, mixed with water that is released to the environment?

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${ }_{82}^{202} \mathrm{~Pb}$ decays through what means?

What particle will balance the following: ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Am}$ ? ${ }_{95}^{243} \mathrm{Cm}$ ?

How does ${ }_{15}^{32} \mathrm{P}$ decay?

Fill in the blank in the following reaction: ${ }_{7}^{14} \mathrm{~N}$ + ${ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}$ ? ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ + ___.