Question 1

Which of these is not classified as high-level radioactive material?

Accepted Answer

A)  medical wastes 
B)  spent fuel rods greater than 50 years old 
C)  waste products from production of nuclear weapons 
D)  concrete and steel in nuclear reactor cores 
E)  unused nuclear fuel rods 
A)  medical wastes 
B)  spent fuel rods greater than 50 years old 
C)  waste products from production of nuclear weapons 
D)  concrete and steel in nuclear reactor cores 
E)  unused nuclear fuel rods

Question 2

What is the name for the element with six protons in the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

The elemen

Question 3

A particular isotope has a half-life of 10 minutes. If we start with 2,000 atoms now, in a half hour we will have how many atoms left?

Accepted Answer

A)  2,000 atoms 
B)  1,000 atoms 
C)  500 atoms 
D)  250 atoms 
E)  125 atoms 
A)  2,000 atoms 
B)  1,000 atoms 
C)  500 atoms 
D)  250 atoms 
E)  125 atoms

Question 4

How would it affect our world if all chemistry took place at the nuclear level?

Accepted Answer

Large amounts of energy would be needed

Question 5

A scientist who uses carbon-14 dating is actually measuring the

Accepted Answer

A)  age of the Earth. 
B)  age of the igneous rocks. 
C)  time since the death of a living thing. 
D)  time that an artifact was made. 
E)  number of carbon ions in a material. 
A)  age of the Earth. 
B)  age of the igneous rocks. 
C)  time since the death of a living thing. 
D)  time that an artifact was made. 
E)  number of carbon ions in a material.

Question 6

How do isotopes of an element compare to one another?

Accepted Answer

Isotopes of an element differ

Question 7

What is the process of fusion and how is fusion energy made?

Accepted Answer

Fusion is a process in which two atoms o

Question 8

Nuclear quantum leaps

Accepted Answer

A)  result in the emission of a photon. 
B)  are coincident with the absorption of a photon. 
C)  are a generic phrase for electromagnetic radiation. 
D)  occur when a larger nucleus is formed from two smaller ones. 
E)  shift particles in a nucleus to different energy levels. 
A)  result in the emission of a photon. 
B)  are coincident with the absorption of a photon. 
C)  are a generic phrase for electromagnetic radiation. 
D)  occur when a larger nucleus is formed from two smaller ones. 
E)  shift particles in a nucleus to different energy levels.

Question 9

Which test would you choose for determining the age of an organic artifact found among Roman ruins? Why?

Accepted Answer

If the material is organic (in other wor

Question 10

Describe the process of building and operating a nuclear power plant. What safety features in United States power plants were missing from those in Chernobyl?

Accepted Answer

The process includes obtaining the sourc

Which of these is not classified as high-level radioactive material?

What is the name for the element with six protons in the nucleus?

A particular isotope has a half-life of 10 minutes. If we start with 2,000 atoms now, in a half hour we will have how many atoms left?

How would it affect our world if all chemistry took place at the nuclear level?

A scientist who uses carbon-14 dating is actually measuring the

How do isotopes of an element compare to one another?

What is the process of fusion and how is fusion energy made?

Nuclear quantum leaps

Which test would you choose for determining the age of an organic artifact found among Roman ruins? Why?

Describe the process of building and operating a nuclear power plant. What safety features in United States power plants were missing from those in Chernobyl?

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Exam 12: The Nucleus of the Atom: How Do Scientists Determine the Age of the Oldest Human Fossils

Which of these is not classified as high-level radioactive material?

What is the name for the element with six protons in the nucleus?

A particular isotope has a half-life of 10 minutes. If we start with 2,000 atoms now, in a half hour we will have how many atoms left?

How would it affect our world if all chemistry took place at the nuclear level?

A scientist who uses carbon-14 dating is actually measuring the

How do isotopes of an element compare to one another?

What is the process of fusion and how is fusion energy made?

Nuclear quantum leaps

Which test would you choose for determining the age of an organic artifact found among Roman ruins? Why?

Describe the process of building and operating a nuclear power plant. What safety features in United States power plants were missing from those in Chernobyl?

Science: a Way of Knowing: How Do You Know What You Know

The Ordered Universe: Why Do Planets Appear to Wander Slowly Across the Sky

Energy: Why Must Animals Eat to Stay Alive

Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Why Is It Easier to Make an Omelet From an Egg Than to Make an Egg From an Omelet

Electricity and Magnetism: What Is Lightning

Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation: What Is Color

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity: Can a Human Ever Travel Faster Than the Speed of Light, at Warp Speed

The Atom: Why Are There so Many Different Materials in the World

Quantum Mechanics: How Can the Electron Behave Like Both a Particle and a Wave

Atoms in Combination: the Chemical Bond: How Does Blood Clot

Materials and Their Properties: How Have Computers Gotten so Much Faster

The Ultimate Structure of Matter: How Can Antimatter Be Used to Probe the Human Brain

The Stars: How Much Longer Can the Sun Sustain Life on Earth

Cosmology: Will the Universe End

Earth and Other Planets: Is Earth the Only Planet With Life

Plate Tectonics: Can We Predict Destructive Earthquakes

Earths Many Cycles: Will We Ever Run Out of Fresh Water

Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment: Are Human Activities Affecting the Global Environment

Strategies of Life: What Is Life

The Living Cell: What Is the Smallest Living Thing

Molecules of Life: What Constitutes a Healthy Diet

Classical and Modern Genetics: Why Do Offspring Resemble Their Parents

The New Science of Life: Can We Cure Cancer

Evolution: How Did Life Emerge on the Ancient Earth

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