Nuclear Fusion vs Fission

Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?

• It is easy to implement.

• It produces less energy than nuclear fission.

• It produces more energy than nuclear fission.

• It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life.

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Two nuclei with low masses are combined to form one nucleus of larger mass is called what?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear half-life

• Half-life

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What is true about nuclear fusion? 

• The mass of the product is less than that of the original nucleus

• The mass of the product is 100 times less than that of the original nucleus

• The mass of the product is the same as that of the original nucleus

• The mass of the product is greater than that of the original nucleus

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What is a beneficial aspect of nuclear fission?

• The ability to absorb energy

• The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy

• The ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusion

• There are no beneficial aspects of 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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This is an example of ---

• Radioactive Decay

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Fossil fuel reaction

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What nuclear process occurs in the sun?

• fission

• fusion

• endothermic

• atomic bomb

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion

• fission

• half-life

• gamma radiation

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This is an example of...

• Fission  reaction

• Fusion reaction

• Decomposition reaction

• Decay

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Where does fusion occur naturally?

• Underwater

• All around us

• In the radioactive waste

• On the sun

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