Fission/Fusion Review

Where does fusion take place?

• sun

• stars

• deep inside the earth

• nuclear reactors

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Where does fission take place?

• sun

• stars

• deep inside the earth

• nuclear reactors

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Examples of Physical Change

• Ice cubes melting, cutting carrots

• Two Hydrogen atoms join into a Helium atom, Uranium splits into smaller atoms

• Burning trash, silver tarnishing

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Examples of Chemical Change

• Ice cubes melting, cutting carrots

• Two Hydrogen atoms join into a Helium atom, Uranium splits into smaller atoms

• Burning trash, silver tarnishing

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Examples of Nuclear Change

• Ice cubes melting, cutting carrots

• Two Hydrogen atoms join into a Helium atom, Uranium splits into smaller atoms

• Burning trash, silver tarnishing

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Fission creates the energy that causes:

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Flooding

• Thunderstorms

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What process uses fission to generate electricity?

• Nuclear power

• Nuclear bombs

• Physical change

• Chemical reaction

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What element is the main source of fuel for fission?

• Uranium

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

• Krypton

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What element is the main source of fuel for fusion?

• Uranium

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

• Krypton

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Advantages of Nuclear power include:

• Creates a lot of energy

• Safer than coal (in the U.S.)

• Involves harmful radioactive elements

• Produces radioactive waste that must be stored

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