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Understanding Nuclear Disasters

Understanding Nuclear Disasters

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two major types of nuclear disasters discussed in the video?

Nuclear bomb explosions and oil spills

Chemical spills and oil spills

Nuclear meltdowns and chemical spills

Nuclear meltdowns and nuclear bomb explosions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

Bockscar

Enola Gay

Little Boy

Fat Man

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people approximately died in the Nagasaki bombing?

40,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki considered safe today?

The bombs were detonated at high altitudes

The bombs were less powerful

The bombs were detonated underground

The bombs were defused before impact

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the type of explosion that occurred in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Ground-burst

Air-burst

Subterranean-burst

Water-burst

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor in the long-term contamination of the Chernobyl area?

The reactor was cooled quickly

The explosion was an air-burst

The reactor was located underground

The large amount of nuclear material involved

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone also known as?

Zone of Safety

Zone of Containment

Zone of Alienation

Zone of Recovery

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