Quiz about Nuclear Energy

Question 1

What process do nuclear power plants use?

Accepted Answer

Fission

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Fusion

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Combustion

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Fusion or fission

Question 2

Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

Accepted Answer

fusion

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fission

Question 3

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

Accepted Answer

fission

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fusion

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half-life

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gamma radiation

Question 4

Where does fusion occur naturally?

Accepted Answer

On the sun

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Underwater

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All around us

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In the radioactive waste

Question 5

What is a half-life?

Accepted Answer

The time it takes for half of any number of radioactive atoms to decay

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The average time it takes for any element to disappear completely

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The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its neutrons

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The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its electrons

Question 6

This is an example of...

Accepted Answer

Fission  reaction

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Fusion reaction

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Decomposition reaction

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Combustion

Question 7

All of the following are concerns with nuclear energy except ---

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Storage of radioactive fuel

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Safety and cost

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Natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)

Question 8

Nuclear Power uses ____________ to create energy

Accepted Answer

uranium

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coal

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natural gas

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hydrogen

Question 9

Choose THREE benefits of using nuclear power

Accepted Answer

Little radioactivity released when operated correctly

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No carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere

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It provides a large amount of electricity

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There is no waste with nuclear power

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Good for all countries regardless of their fossil fuel resources

Question 10

What is the function of the cooling towers of the nuclear reactor?

Accepted Answer

to turn steam back into water

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to create steam

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to spin the turbine

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to limit the heat produced by the uranium

Question 11

What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?

Accepted Answer

Control Rods

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Moderator

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Containment building

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Reactor Vessel

Question 12

Three Mile Island differed from Chernobyl and Fukushima because...

Accepted Answer

It wasn't a complete meltdown

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The core melted down

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Radiation was released

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Many people died

Question 13

Which of the following is considered the worst nuclear disaster ever?

Accepted Answer

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster

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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

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The Three Mile Island Partial Meltdown

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The bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Question 14

Complete the phrase: 'The longer an element's half-life...'

Accepted Answer

...the longer it will take to decay

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...the more radioactive it is

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...the less radioactive it is

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...the rarer it is

Question 15

Fusion changes hydrogen into what?

Accepted Answer

helium

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uranium

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krypton

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lithium

Question 16

This is an example of

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Fusion

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Combustion

Question 17

Which subatomic particle is required to start a nuclear fission chain reaction?

Accepted Answer

Neutron

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Electron

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Proton

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Atom

Question 18

What is coming out of the tops of the cooling towers of a nuclear power plant?

Accepted Answer

Water vapor

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Carbon dioxide

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Hydrogen oxide

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Methane

Question 19

Which of the following is true about fusion?

Accepted Answer

Fusion happens on the sun and stars

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Fusion happens in atomic bombs

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Fusion produces radioactive waste

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Fusion happens at nuclear power plants

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a nuclear accident that occurred at a power plant?

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Hiroshima

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Chernobyl

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Fukushima

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Three Mile Island

Question 21

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

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Fusion requires extremely hot temperatures that are not possible on Earth

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Fusion requires too large of a power plant

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Fusion requires extremely cold temperatures not possible on Earth

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Fusion requires too much oxygen that we could not survive

Question 22

Which of the following is the correct order of events in a nuclear power plant?

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Uranium reactor, turbine, generator, transformer

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Uranium reactor, generator, turbine, transformer

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Transformer, turbine, generator, uranium reactor

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Turbine, Uranium reactor, Generator, Transformer

Question 23

Which of these statements correctly describes how the chain reaction occurs in nuclear fission.

Accepted Answer

When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei, and cause them to split

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Uranium releases electrons to create   electricity

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When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the electrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split

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Protons and neutrons change to electrons because the nuclei are so big

Question 24

An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________

Accepted Answer

Atomic Bomb

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Nuclear power plants

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Radio active decay

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On the surface of the sun

Question 25

This is an example of ---

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Fusion

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Radioactive Decay

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Nuclear Fission

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Fossil fuel reaction

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