Nuclear Energy and Disaster

The splitting of a nucleus of an atom is called____

• Fission

• Fusion

• Radioactive waste

• Meltdown

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The combining of 2 nuclei to form a larger nucleus is called___.

• Fission
• Fusion
• Radioactive waste
• Compounds

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Nuclear power plants use ___ to create electricity.

• fossil fuels
• fission
• fusion
• hydrogen

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Which nuclear case study was the worst to ever happen?

• Chernobyl, Ukraine

• Fukushima, Japan

• 3 Mile Island, Pennsylvania

• Hiroshima, Japan

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

• Carbon dioxide
• water vapor
• Hydrogen oxide
• Pollution

Which of the following is true about fusion?

• Fusion happens in atomic bombs
• Fusion produces radioactive waste
• Fusion happens on the sun and stars
• Fusion happens at nuclear power plants

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Which of the following is NOT true of nuclear fission?

• Fission produces a lot of carbon dioxide

• Fission produces more energy per unit of fuel than fossil fuels.

• Fission produces radioactive waste.

• Fission uses the element uranium.

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Which is NOT true of a nuclear power plant?

• The waste remains radioactive for thousands of years.
• A small amount of uranium creates a lot of energy.
• Nuclear power plants use fusion.
• A chain reaction begins with an extra neutron.

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

• Chernobyl
• Fukushima
• Three Mile Island
• Hiroshima

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

• Fusion requires too large of a power plant
• Fusion requires extremely cold temperatures not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires extremely hot temperatures that are not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires too much oxygen that we could not survive