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  1. 3. location of Fukishima of an unfortunate accident where a tsunami hit a nuclear power plant in 2011 and created a radiation leak that is still ongoing today
  2. 4. term for the specific type of background radiation that is given off by the sun and galaxies
  3. 8. NUCLEI merging together to form one large nucleus to release energy, helium and a neutron in a nuclear reaction
  4. 10. particle that gets emitted (spit out) every single time BETA DECAY/RADIATION occurs
  5. 11. cosmic object that are CONSTANTLY undergoing FUSION reactions
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  1. 1. most damaging type of radiation
  2. 2. an example of a chain reaction that is __ is an atomic bomb!
  3. 5. last name of the first woman to be awarded two Nobel prizes and is also buried in a lead-lined coffin due to radiation hazards from her body
  4. 6. in __ medicine, a patient takes a tracer, which is slightly radioactive in order for doctors to quickly diagnose any potential diseases.
  5. 7. type of nuclear reaction used in nuclear power plants to make water vapor spin a turbine and create electricity for millions of people
  6. 9. particle that is emitted from the nucleus of an unstable atom every single time ALPHA radiation occurs