Radioactive Decay
A proton or neutron.
Nucleon
The smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
Critical mass
What was the ultimate reason why the Chernobyl disaster happened?
Money
What form of nuclear reaction did the first atomic bomb use?
Nuclear fission
What year did "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" debut on television?
1973
Has all the properties of an electron except for the polarity of the electrical charge.
Positron
The sun is an example of a source of this kind of nuclear reaction.
Nuclear fusion
An atom of the same element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
Isotope
What was the name of the first successful test of the atomic bomb?
Trinity
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
A series of nuclear reactions that begins with an unstable nucleus and results in the formation of a stable nucleus.
Radioactive decay series
Represents the sum of the protons and neutrons of an element.
Mass number
Radiation energetic enough to ionize matter it contacts.
Ionizing radiation
Who formed The Advisory Committee on Uranium?
President Roosevelt
What is the most popular day to shop during Thanksgiving weekend?
Friday (Black Friday)
Name the four types of radioactive decay.
beta decay
alpha decay
positron emission
electron capture
The difference between the mass of an object and the sum of the masses of its constituent particles.
Mass defect
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What is the full name of the "Father of the Atomic Bomb?"
Robert J. Oppenheimer
According to Macy's, how many people attend the attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year?
3.5 Million
The conversion of one chemical element or an isotope into another chemical element.
Transmutation
The other name for induced transmutation.
Nuclear bombardment
Which nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant experienced meltdown?
Reactor #4
What is the time and day of the first successful test of an atomic bomb?
July 16th, 1945 at 5:30am
Which U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as "a bird of courage"?
Benjamin Franklin