The building block for all matter in the universe
What is an atom?
Scientist who wrote a letter to President Roosevelt warning him about the atom bomb
Who is Albert Einstein?
City that the first atomic bomb was dropped on
What is Hiroshima?
True or False: All Radioactivity is very bad for you.
False
How long atoms last
What is forever?
The location of the very first atom bomb explosion
Where is the desert in New Mexico?
City that the second atomic bomb was dropped on
What is Nagasaki?
A high energy wave small enough to infiltrate human cells and destroy tissue is known as
Two basic particles that make up the nucleus of an atom
What are neutrons and protons?
Equation that Einstein discovered which was used by the makers of the atom bomb
What is E=MC^2?
How the US tried to warn Japanese civilians prior to the bombings
What is Dropping leaflets warning civilians to leave the city?
Name 3 sources of radioactivity that we experience today
Answers may include: X-rays, airport scanners, carbon dating, the Sun
Particles that have no charge in the nucleus of an atom
What is a neutron?
President who decided to use the bomb against Japan
Who is Harry S. Truman?
The time taken after the bombings before Emperor Hirohito surrender to the US forces
What are 6 days?
An element with a different number of neutrons than protons
What is an isotope?
Particles that are negatively charged and spin around the nucleus of an atom
What are electrons?
Reasoning for dropping the bomb on Japan instead of invasion
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are now safe to live in because of this reason.
What are low radiation levels?
Name one type of radiation that is harmful (cannot use atom bomb as your example).
Answers may include: The sun, nuclear power plant meltdown, too many x-rays