Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Fission is the splitting of the _______.

• elements

• atom

• uranium

Causing something to continue is called a ....

• chain reaction

• molecule

• neutron

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Whis is one pro (good thing) about nuclear energy?

• It is expensive

• It creates radioactive waste

• It does NOT release carbon dioxide into the air.

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What is one con (bad thing) about nuclear energy?

• It creates radioactive waste

• It does NOT create carbon dioxide

• It takes just a small amount of uranium to create a lot of energy

The process of splitting atoms is called

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Waste

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How do nuclear power-plants work?

• Fusion
• Half-life
• Fission
• Fusion or fission

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Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

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What is a half-life?

• The average time it takes for any element to disappear completely 
• The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its neutrons
• The time it takes for half of any number of radioactive atoms to decay
• The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its electrons 

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This is an example of...

• Fission  reaction
• Fusion reaction
• Decomposition reaction
• Combustion

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Splitting a uranium atom is called - 

• fission
• fusion

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