Nuclear Energy

What are the two major forces involved with nuclear energy?

• Fission and Fusion

• Alpha and Beta particles

• Gamma and Fission

• Radioactivity and Alpha Decay

_________ is the splitting of a heavy, unstable nucleus into two lighter nuclei.

• Energy

• Fission

• Fusion

• Nuclear Power

_______ occurs when two atoms slam together to form a heavier atom.

• Energy

• Fusion

• Fission

• Nuclear Power

________ is the fuel most widely used to produce nuclear energy.

Uranium is found in _______

• the sun

• the fridge

• rocks in the ground

• xrays

• the air

Choose THREE benefits of using nuclear power

• no CO2 emitted to the atmosphere to cause global warming

• no fossil fuels are burned

• there is no waste with nuclear power

• it provides a large amount of electricity

• they are cheap to build and to run

TRUE OR FALSE:

Nuclear energy is a non-renewable energy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE?

We are not able to produce energy with fusion reactions yet.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why have scientists not begun to try and use fusion on Earth?

• Fusion requires too large of a power plant
• Fusion requires extremely cold temperatures not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires extremely hot temperatures that are not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires too much oxygen that we could not survive

TRUE OR FALSE:

Nuclear energy contributes to air pollution.

• TRUE

• FALSE