Nuclear Science Merit Badge
This element is used in nuclear reactors
Uranium (bonus points for isotope)
The first thing you should do before going on a hike.
What is checking the weather?
Heavy sweating, weakness, cold, pale, and clammy skin, fainting, vomiting
What are symptoms of heat stroke?
This now discontinued merit badge required getting a federal patent
What is inventing?
The small, dense central part of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
What is the nucleus?
What to do if you encounter a snake on the trail.
What is giving it space and slowly backing away?
The first thing you should do when approaching a scene where someone is injured.
What is assess the situation for safety?
This badge is generally regarded as the easiest one to complete
What is fingerprinting?
The smallest unit of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element.
What is an atom?
What to do if you encounter a bear while camping.
What is staying calm, not running, making noise, and backing away slowly?
The universal sign for choking.
What is hands clutched to the throat?
This merit badge is generally regarded as the hardest badge to acquire
What is bugling?
A particle detector used for visualizing the passage of ionizing radiation
What is a cloud chamber?
The Leave No Trace principle when it comes to disposing of waste.
What is pack it in, pack it out?
The recommended ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths during CPR for an adult.
What is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths?
This merit badge was added in 2021
What is Citizenship in Society?