Nuclear Chemistry 2020

Atomic power plants supply about _________ of the electricity generated in the USA. (5)

• 10 %

• 20 %

• 50 %

• 90 %

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The country with the largest percentage of their energy produced by nuclear sources is _______________. (6)

• United States

• Russia

• China

• France

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Which of the following are points of support for nuclear energy? (7)

• Generated clean carbon free energy for the last 60 years.

• Nuclear power produces 55% of America's clean energy.

• 1/5 of the country’s electricity comes from nuclear power.

• Nuclear power plants operated at full capacity more than 93% of the time in 2019.

• Nuclear power plants are simple to build and never wear out.

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If all of the used nuclear fuel was place in one location, it would take up the area of _________________________ and would be about 10 yards deep.(10)

• the state of Kansas

• a 5 mile square

• a football field

• the town of Canton

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Nuclear uses include__________________. (choose all correct answers). (11)

• energy

• food

• health

• home safety

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Marie Curie discovered ___________ (the spontaneous disintegration of some elements into smaller pieces). (12)

• fusion

• fision

• radioactivity

• uranium

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True or False: Marie Curie's notebooks were exposed to so much radioactive materials that they are even now not safe to handle without radiation protection. (13)

• True

• False

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The equation E=mc² __________________. (14) (choose all correct answers)

• explains how a small amount of matter can be converted to a massive amount of energy.

• explains how a large amount of matter can be converted to a small amount of energy.

• was the famous equation developed by Albert Einstein.

• was proven incorrect by Ernest Rutherford

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Exposure to a single dose of over 500 REM of radiation will result in ____________ for humans. (15)

• no effect observed

• loss of hair and nausea

• significant decrease in white blood cell count

• death

Exposure to a single dose of under 25 REM of radiation will result in ____________ for humans. (15)

• no effect observed

• loss of hair and nausea

• significant decrease in white blood cell count

• death

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