| Term | Definition |
| each of the bombs dropped on Hiroshma and Nagasaki produced as much energy as the detnation of explosives the size of the... | Washington Monument |
| After the bombing of Pearl Harbor,thousands of Pacific fleet was | devestated |
| Americans wanted the war to end quickly , to avoid further American | casualties |
| The atomic bombs where much more | powerful |
| When the bmb explodes,a blast wave mives through the air at the speed of | sound (12 1/2 mi. per sec.) |
| The blast over Hiroshima destroyed all buildings (exept those that were earthquake proof) within 1/2 of ground | zero |
| 1 1/2 miles from ground zero 12 in. thick brick walls were | craked |
| The atomic bomb produced a glowing ball of fire that may have reached tempatures of millions of | degrees |
| Rdiation | 1) Gamma rays 2) Radiation sickness/cancer |