Fission vs Fusion

In our sun, nuclear fusion takes place in the...

• core

• radiative zone

• convection zone

• photosphere

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Energy within the sun is produced through...

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

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Nuclear fusion is where...

• two smaller atom nuclei fuse into one larger atom nucleus

• two larger atom nuclei fuse into one smaller atom nucleus

• one larger atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more smaller atom nuclei

• one smaller atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more larger atom nuclei

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Nuclear fission is where...

• two smaller atom nuclei fuse into one larger atom nucleus

• two larger atom nuclei fuse into one smaller atom nucleus

• one larger atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more smaller atom nuclei

• one smaller atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more larger atom nuclei

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What are some advantages to using nuclear fusion? (pick two)

• Almost no waste and nearly unlimited fuel source

• requires larger amounts of energy to use

• To difficult to produce

• Expensive

What are some disadvantages to using nuclear fusion? (pick two)

• Almost no waste

• Requires larger amounts of energy to produce and very expensive to maintain

• Nearly unlimited fuel source

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What are some advantages to using nuclear fission? (pick two)

• Releases harmful radiation

• Able to produce a lot of power in a short amount of time and Low cost to operate

• Fuel can be dangerous to work with

• Produces large amount of nuclear waste

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What are some disadvantages to using nuclear fission? (pick two)

• Releases harmful radiation and produces large amounts of nuclear waste

• Able to produce a lot of power in a short amount of time

• Produces no harmful greenhouse gases

• Low cost to operate