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Marie Curie
Weapons
Accidents
Energy and Waste
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Where was Marie Curie form?
She was from Poland.
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What bombs was dropped on Nagasaki?
Fat Man
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What is the biggest nuclear accident recorded?
Chernobyl
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How can nuclear waste be stored? (Name two ways)
They can be stored in steal drums, in concrete containers under ground, or in nuclear pools.
100
What is a chain reaction? (book definition)
when damage in a single molecule makes many molecules change until a stable compound is formed?
200
To who was Marie Curie married?
Pierre Curie
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What bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
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Where is Chernobyl located?
Ukraine
200
How does nuclear fission work?
When a nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, this releases energy, and the two nuclei become more stable.
200
What is Half Life?
time required for half of a sample of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
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What elements did she discover?
Polonium and Radium
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How many Nuclear bombs have been used for war?
2, on Japan in WWII
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What nuclear accident occurred recently? In what year?
Fukushima, Japan in 2011
300
How does nuclear fusion work?
When two nuclei combine to form or fuse to form a larger, more stable nucleus.
300
What is radioactivity/radioactive decay?
the process by which can unstable nucleus emits one or more particles or energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
400
What did Marie Curie do in World War I
She invented the mobile X-Ray, and helped wounded soldiers get better.
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Which are more powerful fission bombs or fusion bombs?
Fusion bombs because they have no limit in power
400
What is the maximum classification on the International Nuclear Event Scale?
7
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Why is nuclear fusion not used in power plants?
Nuclear fusion needs a large energy input for a low energy output.
400
What is the critical mass?
a the minimum quantity of radioactive material that is needed to keep a chain reaction going.
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What killed Marie Curie?
Aplastic Anemia contracted from her longtime exposure to radiation.
500
How do nuclear weapons work?
A series of chain reactions release energy without a limit, creating mass destruction
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What was the human impact of the Chernobyl disaster?
Increase in cancer patients from chernobyl families, radiation poisoning, and death due to radiation
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Can nuclear waste be reused? How or why not?
Only some of the isotopes of the spent fuel can be reused, but this process is not a large scale operation, and is not very efficient.
500
What do PET scan or MRI stand for? (Pick one)
PET scan: Positron Emission Tomography MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging