EE - AI Fusion Energy

Error Identification

Scientists (pursuing) fusion energy say they have (found) a way to (overcame) one of their biggest (challenges) to date — by using artificial intelligence.

• pursuing

• found

• overcame

• challenges

Answer explanation

Adapted from https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/21/climate/nuclear-fusion-ai-climate-solution/index.html

Answer: overcome

Word Formation

Nuclear fusion has for decades been ___(hail) as a near-limitless source of clean energy, in what would be a game-changing solution to the climate crisis.

Comprehension

But experts have only achieved and sustained fusion energy for a few seconds, and many obstacles remain, including instabilities in the highly complex process.

What do you understand from the above?

• Experts have succeeded in creating clean fusion energy.

• Experts have not succeeded in creating clean fusion energy.

• Experts rely more on fission energy for sustainability.

• Experts have succeeded in creating a short-term clean fusion energy.

Error Identification

There are several ways to (achieve) fusion energy, but the most common involves (using) hydrogen variants as an input fuel and (raise) temperatures to (extraordinarily) high levels in a donut-shaped machine, known as a tokamak, to create a plasma, a soup-like state of matter.

• achieve

• using

• raise

• extraordinarily

Answer explanation

Ans: raising

Word Formation

Fusion energy is the process that powers the sun and other stars, and experts have been trying for decades to master it on Earth. It is achieved when two atoms that usually repel are forced to fuse together. It’s the opposite of nuclear fission — the type ___ (wide) used today — which relies on splitting atoms.

Comprehension

Despite the promising progress, fusion energy is a long way from becoming commercially available – well beyond the years that deep, sustained cuts to planet-warming pollution are required to stave off worsening impacts of the climate crisis.

The author's tone in the above abstract is that of___.

• skepticism

• caution

• realism

• pessimism

Discussion

Do you think it is worth investing in fusion energy in the hopes of reducing the impact of climate change? Or should the government invest into other options to solve this world issue?

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