Nuclear Meltdown Quiz Review

Why is wildlife thriving in the exclusion zone?

• The high levels of radiation is an advantage for wildlife as it allows for more effective mutations.

• In the 30 years since the explosion, wildlife has formed adaptations that prevent side effects from radiation.

• Without human activity, wildlife in the area thrives, despite the contamination.

• Only radiation resistant animals like wolves are thriving.

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True or False: The tsunami at Fukushima caused the reactor's control rods to malfunction leading to meltdown.

• True

• False

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• decay
• gamma radiation

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What is a chain reaction?

• When electrons are emitted causing electricity
• When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the protons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
• When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
• 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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An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________

• Nuclear power plants
• Radio active decay
• Atomic Bomb
• On the surface of the sun

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What do  control rods do in a nuclear reactor?

• Regulate the rate of reaction  by absorbing and slowing neutrons
• Produce electricity
• Produce neutrons to increase the rate of reaction
• Reduce heat produced by the uranium rods

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Isotopes of the same element have different ____________. 

•  numbers of protons  
• numbers of electrons
•  symbols 
• numbers of neutrons

What caused the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility?

• a bomb

• a tsunami

• a cyclone

• acid rain

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How strong was the earthquake that caused the tsunami?

¿Qué tan fuerte fue el terremoto que provocó el tsunami?

• 7.0

• 5.0

• 9.0

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What country is Chernobyl in?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• France

• Australia