Across
- 1. The reaction when a neutron from one element goes and starts a reaction of multiple reactions in fission
- 9. The rods used to absorb neutrons in fission
- 10. uranium powder, "yellowcake"
- 11. The project in WWII that created the first nuclear weapons
- 12. The Japanese nuclear disaster that was caused by a tsunami
- 14. Part of an atom that contains electrons
- 15. Pop-culture says radioactive things are this color
- 16. The combining of light atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy.
- 20. the waste produced by fission that is radioactive and dangerous
- 22. Type of radiation consisting of a helium nucleus
- 23. Einstiens equation of energy
- 24. Fluid that cools things
- 26. The other element used for fission
- 27. A nuclear disaster that happened in Ukraine that made the whole area radioactive
- 28. The splitting of a heavy atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei.
Down
- 2. Machine turned by steam in a power plant
- 3. The amount of time it takes for half of an element to decay
- 4. The device used to measure radioactivity
- 5. A tower used to cool water
- 6. Energy that does not cause greenhouse gases
- 7. Enriching uranium-235
- 8. Type of radiation that can be blocked by a piece of paper
- 11. curie the physicist who discovered polonium and radium
- 13. Atoms of the same elements that have the same protons and electrons but different neutrons.
- 17. The primary element used in fission
- 18. What all energy is made from
- 19. Type of radiation with high high speed electrons
- 21. A spontaneous emission of radiation
- 25. the element used to spit the elements in fission.
- 29. The inside part of an atom that contains protons and electrons