Fill In Sentences:
Atoms
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
fusion
devastation
neutral
nucleus
fission
variations
controversial
proposed
bombarded
feasible
ozone
radioactive
manufacture
physicist
compressed
1. Protons and neutrons make up the of an atom.
2. Lithium atoms split when they were with a stream of protons.
3. In , the nuclei of atoms release energy when they are forcefully combined.
4. The use of nuclear energy remains a issue for many communities that do not want nearby nuclear power plants.
5. Nuclear wastes remain dangerously for a long time.
6. Neutrons are particles located in the nucleus of atoms.
7. The layer of the atmosphere protects creatures on Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun.
8. Most people agree that a nuclear bomb should never be used again because of the it causes.
9. Murray Gell-Mann the quark theory in the 1960s.
10. Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to their own food.
11. Uranium that has been concentrated and into pellets is the fuel used in nuclear power plants.
12. Amedeo Avogadro was the who figured out how to measure atoms.
13. The in the color of flames result from the amount of energy released.
14. The use of fusion energy is not today, but some day it may be practical.
15. In nuclear power plants, the of uranium nuclei releases a great deal of energy.
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Definition Matching:
Atoms
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
neutral
1. central part, or core, of an atom
devastation
2. to strike with a stream of fast-moving particles
controversial
3. the combining of the nuclei of atoms that have collided with each other
propose
4. having an argument based on a difference of opinion; of a disagreement
manufacture
5. of radiation; giving off radiation as a result of nuclear decay
radioactive
6. neither negative nor positive in charge; having no charge
feasible
7. form of oxygen
bombard
8. destruction
fusion
9. to suggest; to offer as a possibility
compress
10. to make; to produce; to create
nucleus
11. to make smaller by squeezing together
variation
12. scientist who studies the relationship between matter and energy
fission
13. a change; amount of change or difference
ozone
14. possible without great difficulty
physicist
15. the splitting apart of atomic nuclei by bombardment of particles
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Crossword:
Atoms
Words
DEVASTATION
MANUFACTURE
VARIATION
FISSION
FUSION
RADIOACTIVE
COMPRESS
PROPOSE
NUCLEUS
FEASIBLE
PHYSICIST
OZONE
CONTROVERSIAL
NEUTRAL
BOMBARD
14
13
5
15
10
1
6
11
3
4
9
2
12
8
7
Across
2. destruction
3. to make; to produce; to create
6. a change; amount of change or difference
7. to make smaller by squeezing together
8. possible without great difficulty
10. the splitting apart of atomic nuclei by bombardment of particles
12. neither negative nor positive in charge; having no charge
13. to suggest; to offer as a possibility
15. form of oxygen
Down
1. having an argument based on a difference of opinion; of a disagreement
4. of radiation; giving off radiation as a result of nuclear decay
5. scientist who studies the relationship between matter and energy
9. to strike with a stream of fast-moving particles
11. central part, or core, of an atom
14. the combining of the nuclei of atoms that have collided with each other
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