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Radioactive Science Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What does it mean to be radioactive?
2. What is radiation?
3. What causes radioactive decay?
4. Name the 3 main types of radiation.
5. Which is the most dangerous type of radiation to humans? Why?
6. How do we stop this danger?
7. What is ionizing radiation?
8. What is shielding?
9. What do we mean by the term half-life?
10. What is a decay chain?
11. What is the half-life of Americium 241? Of Uranium 235?
12. What is fission?
13. What is the benefit of fission?
14. What is a nuclear chain reaction?
15. What is fusion?
16. What is the benefit of fusion?
17. Name the element and its’ isotopes which are used in fusion.
18. Where in science do we see natural evidence of fusion?