Across
- 2. radiation particle that travels at the speed of light
- 3. the rays and particles emitted by a radioactive source are
- 4. Used to get the approximate age of plants
- 6. pH stands for the power of ______
- 10. the amount of material needed to sustain a chain reaction
- 12. increase hydronium atoms when dissolved in water
- 13. the smallest of the radiation particles
Down
- 1. process of nuclear (nucleus) decay
- 5. two nuclei of smaller mass are combined to form one larger nucleus
- 6. the amount of time it takes for half of the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to decay
- 7. increase hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
- 8. The process of splitting a nucleus into several smaller nuclei
- 9. a substance that conducts electricity when dissolved in water
- 11. animals up to 50,000 years
