Quiz on Nuclear Physics

According to Orzel, the famous equation E=mc2 means that mass can be converted into _____.

• Time

• Energy

• Gravity

• Momentum

• Space

According to Orzel, which fundamental force is responsible for nuclear fission and fusion, processes that demonstrate E=mc2?

• Electromagnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Weak nuclear force

• Strong nuclear force

• Dark energy

According to Orzel, nuclear power plants rely on ____ to release energy from atoms by splitting their nuclei.

• Fusion

• Fission

• Antimatter annihilation

• Quantum tunneling

• Photon absorption

According to Orzel, nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun, primarily converts ____ into helium.

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Uranium

• Lithium

According to Orzel, what type of energy does a stationary object have due to its mass?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

According to Orzel, what discovery led to the realization that mass could be converted into energy?

• Newton’s laws of motion

• The Michelson-Morley experiment

• Einstein’s theory of special relativity

• Maxwell’s equations

• Planck’s quantum hypothesis

According to Orzel, nuclear weapons rely on the principle of mass-energy conversion through _____.

• The decay of neutrons

• The annihilation of photons

• The release of chemical energy

• Chain reactions in fission or fusion

• The conservation of momentum

According to Orzel, what particle is essential in both fission and fusion reactions to sustain energy release?

• Proton

• Electron

• Neutron

• Photon

• Positron

• Small number

• Constant in all frames of reference

• Very large number

• Variable depending on gravity

• Function of an object’s velocity

• Batteries

• Steam engines

• Nuclear reactors