This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Nuclear Energy – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nuclear Energy Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or false:Power plants produce nuclear energy A) True. B) False. C) Power plants are made up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which of the following is NOT a nuclear accident that occurred at a power plant? A) Chernobyl. B) Fukushima. C) Three Mile Island. D) Hiroshima. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hiroshima. 3. A disadvantage of nuclear energy is that ..... A) It emits greenhouse gases. B) It can take years to eliminate nuclear waste's radioactivity and waste. C) It produces only small amounts of energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can take years to eliminate nuclear waste's radioactivity and waste. 4. Which type of radiation is the least ionising? A) Alpha. B) Beta. C) Gamma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gamma. 5. Solve this decaying equation:$^{4}$He$_{2 }$+ ..... $\rightarrow$ $^{238}$U$_{92}$ A) $^{234}$U$_{90}$. B) $^{236}$Th$_{90}$. C) $^{236}$Ra$_{88}$. D) $^{234}$Th$_{90}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $^{234}$Th$_{90}$. 6. Since 1948, the U.S. government has spent the most money on research and development of this energy source; A) Petroleum. B) Nuclear. C) Geothermal. D) Wind. E) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear. 7. The reaction products of nuclear fusion are ..... then the sum of the reactants. A) More massive. B) Less massive. C) Less radioactive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less massive. 8. This type of reaction occurs on the sun and in stars. A) Fission. B) Fusion. C) Decomposition. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fusion. 9. What process is used in nuclear power plants? A) Nuclear fission. B) Uranium steam. C) Nuclear fusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fission. 10. ..... happens naturally due to an unstable nucleus. A) Radioactive decay. B) Fission. C) Fusion. D) K-capture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radioactive decay. 11. How is nuclear waste currently stored? A) Waste is stored on site. B) Waste is contained in drums and stored on the ocean floor. C) Waste is sent into space on a rocket. D) Waste is stored in a geologically stable site away from human habitation. E) Waste is contained in drums that are buried in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waste is stored in a geologically stable site away from human habitation. 12. North Anna and Surry are 2 Virginia power plants that have ..... in common to prevent meltdowns. (hint-what is needed to cool a reactor down? ) A) A large population of people. B) A large water source. C) A large supply of electricity. D) A small animal population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large water source. 13. What soaks up or absorbs free or extra neutrons within a nuclear reactor? A) Containment building. B) Control Rods. C) Moderator. D) Reactor Vessel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control Rods. 14. What is the problem if nuclear reactor is used to produce energy? A) Only a little radioactive substance is required to release enormous amount of energy. B) No harmful gases released like CO2, CO and SO2. C) Pollution if radiation is released to atmosphere. D) Low cost for maintenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution if radiation is released to atmosphere. 15. Isotopes are atoms of ..... that have ..... A) The same element; different masses. B) Different elements; the same masses. C) The same element; the same mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The same element; different masses. 16. What is one problem with using nuclear fission as an energy source? A) Finding ways of storing radioactive wastes. B) Finding compounds to cool heated water. C) Finding non-radioactive elements for reactors. D) Finding radioactive elements that have longer half-lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finding ways of storing radioactive wastes. 17. What do nuclear power plants and fossil-fuel burning power plants have in common? A) Both burn their fuel. B) Both produce CO $_{2}$ as a waste gas. C) Both use heat to boil water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both use heat to boil water. 18. Nuclear power uses ..... for fuel. A) Hydrogen. B) Coal. C) Uranium ore. D) Enriched uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enriched uranium. 19. What is another term for nuclear energy? A) Herpetology. B) Fission. C) Biochemistry. D) Electrochemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fission. 20. It is the energy producing reaction that takes place in our sun and other stars. A) Fission. B) Chain Reaction. C) Fusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fusion. 21. What sort of shield will block gamma rays? A) Skin. B) Aluminum. C) Paper. D) Thick lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thick lead. 22. Researchers have attempted to combine the nuclei of multiple atoms to generate large amounts of energy. To date, researchers have not been able to perform this process without using more energy than is generated by the reaction.Which type of reaction are the researchers seeking to achieve? A) Synthesis. B) Fusion. C) Fission. D) Decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fusion. 23. The majority of an atom's energy is stored in the ..... of an atom. A) Proton. B) Nucleus. C) Neutron. D) Electron cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 24. How many half-lives does it take for a substance to go from 100 g to 12.5 g? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 25. What fuel is used to produce energy to produce power A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Uranium. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uranium. 26. What is nuclear energy A) The energy from the nucleus of a cell. B) Taco bell. C) A type of poison gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The energy from the nucleus of a cell. 27. The splitting of the atomic nuclei A) Nuclear fission. B) Nuclear fusion. C) Nuclear power plant. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fission. 28. Which of the following is an example of nuclear fusion? A) A uranium atom is split apart into lighter elements. B) A plutonium atom is used to start a chain reaction that detonates a nuclear weapon. C) Two hydrogen atoms bond with an oxygen atom to form a water molecule. D) Two hydrogen atoms are combined to form a helium atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two hydrogen atoms are combined to form a helium atom. 29. Nuclear power plant construction stopped in the 1970s because of ..... A) The Three Mile Island Accident. B) A lack of funding. C) Crazy environmentalists. D) Competition from fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Three Mile Island Accident. 30. The New Safe Confinement is an arch being built over which nuclear power plant? A) Chernobyl, Ukraine. B) Fukushima, Japan. C) 3 Mile Island, Pennsylvania. D) Hiroshima, Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chernobyl, Ukraine. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNuclear Energy Quiz 1Nuclear Energy Quiz 2Nuclear Energy Quiz 3Nuclear Energy Quiz 4Nuclear Energy Quiz 5Nuclear Energy Quiz 6Nuclear Energy Quiz 7Nuclear Energy Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books