PPT-Atomic Bombs

By Sophia Bocast What are the Physics behind an Atomic Bomb The immense destructive power of atomic weapons derives from a sudden release of energy produced by splitting the nuclei of the fissile elements making up the bombs core The US developed two types of atomic bombs during the Second World War The first . Aleppo city. Indiscriminate bombardment. Primary . cause of . death, displacement and . destruction. Perpetrated by all parties. But in considerably different scales. Homs city. State forces. Part of . By . Jacob. Significance of Bombs. Allowed nations to bypass armies, navy and tricky land formations.. Deliver massive fire power to enemy’s industry, resources or towns.. Tactical air support for ground infantry in battlefields.. By Josh Stavehaug and Thuy Quevedo. Thesis. The Firebombing of Dresden was solely the result of the Allied forces wanting to lower German morale, thus destroying the beautiful city and resulting in thousands of civilian deaths in the flames; with little difference if city had never been leveled. . James . Zino. , . Tye. Johnson, . Jeffery . Terrillion. , . Steven . McIlveen. The History of Nuclear . Terrorism. Since the mid 1900s, nuclear warfare and terrorism have become a universal fear around the world. 6. th. August: the American B29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic boy, codenamed ‘Little . B. oy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima:. It exploded with a force of 20,000 TNT (chemical compound formula). NUCLEAR WEAPONS. PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE?. -how we got the atomic and hydrogen bombs. -what we have done with them. -how many we have now and what their status is. -what do we do with them now?. A presentation of nomorebombs.org. Welcome to. SPY ACADEMY. Your Mission:. Become the best spy imaginable. Learn to crack codes. Test your stealthy skills. Solve mysteries. HAVE FUN. !. TODAY’S MISSION. Acquire nametag. Get into four teams (Miss Mayhem will assign teams). Bellringer: What are the potential fates of humanity?. “There . Will Come . Soft . Rains". Before 1900, electric machines . were used primarily . workplaces. With the spread . of electricity. , however, families enjoyed modern appliances in their homes. In the early 20th century, many . NUCLEAR WEAPONS. PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE?. -how we got the atomic and hydrogen bombs. -what we have done with them. -how many we have now and what their status is. -what do we do with them now?. A presentation of nomorebombs.org. Review & Introduction for Science 10. Vocabulary. ATOM. :. smallest particle of an element, has a neutral charge.. ELEMENT. :. made up of 1 type of atom (. eg. . Oxygen, . O. ). COMPOUND:. . a pure substance made up of 2 or more elements that are . ~bombs and nuclear power. Nuclear fission. ~the separating of a nucleus of an atom.. This is the process used by nuclear power stations (when it is kept under control).. It is also the process of an atom bomb (when it is allowed to run uncontrolled). . Atomic Bomb . Manhattan Project (1939 to 1945). Robert Oppenheimer . Response to Nazi Germany. Atomic bomb tested on July 16. th. , 1945. Los Alamos . “The Gadget” . Uranium-235 and process of fission . Gamma radiation. In gamma radiation no particle is released, just a “packet” of energy.. Photon- “packet” of energy.. When an atom has too much energy, it is . excited. , it’s electrons are in higher energy levels.. In your notes…. Draw a model of an atom that best represents each component of that atom.. Foundations of Atomic Theory. Particle Theory of Matter. Democritus in 400 B.C.. Stated that nature’s basic particle was the atom (“indivisible” in Greek). .