introduction to nuclear energy

What are the energy sources used in nuclear energy?

• plutonium

• water

• uranium

• fossil fuels

What's the nucleous of an atom made of?

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• radioactivity

What orbits around the nucleous of an atom?

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

What process generates electricity in a nuclear reactor?

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• radioactivity

• extreme pressure

nuclear fission is produced by....

• atoms being destroyed

• atoms fusing together

• atoms spliting apart

The energy coming from the sun is produced by....

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• pressure and heat

What produces nuclear fusion in the sun?

• the extreme radiation

• the extreme heat

• the extreme pressure

What is called a chain reaction?

• the generation of electricity

• the spliting of atoms

• the release of radiation

What happens with the mass of atoms during nuclear fission?

• the mass is destroyed

• more mas is generated

• Some mass is lost

during nuclear fission some mass is converted into...

• radiation

• energy

• protons