Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Nuclear reactions · Fronts · page 1

uranium
plutonium
neutrons
fusion
fission
helium
stars
decay

Nuclear reactions · Backs · page 1

A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded
A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element
The state of being combined into one body
An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton (plural)
A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
The organic phenomenon of rotting
Twinkling lights in the night sky

Nuclear reactions · Fronts · page 2

halflife
radioactivity
plasma
energy
reactor
atomic bomb
stable
radioactive

Nuclear reactions · Backs · page 2

The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
The time required for something to fall to ___ its initial value
The power to do work or make things move
A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission
Any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear ___ for the production
Exhibiting or caused by ___
A farm building for housing horses or other livestock

Nuclear reactions · Fronts · page 3

waste

Nuclear reactions · Backs · page 3

An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation