Radioacivity Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- fission : the name for when large nuclei split apart
- lead : dense metal very good at absorbing radiation
- control rods : the can be lowered into a nuclear reactor to slow fission taking place
- beta : one of the three forms of radiation
- chernobyl : the ukrainian nuclear disaster
- shielding : lead or concrete needed to absorb radiation
- sellafield : the name of the british nuclear near disaster
- neutron : a nuclear particle thrown out from a splitting nucleus
- gamma : one of the three forms of radiation and the most powerful
- positron : a small anti-matter particle
- alpha : one of the three forms of radiation and one of the most dangerous
- half-life : a measurement of how long radiation can last
- japan : the country where one of the worst nuclear disasters happened
- heysham : the site of the nearest nuclear power station to merseyside.
