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Nuclear Energy Quiz 17 (24 MCQs)

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1. What process occurs when two sets of nuclei merge to form one singe, large nuclei
2. Who discovered it
3. In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?
4. North Anna and Surry are 2 Virginia power plants that have _____ in common to prevent meltdowns.
5. What is the most penetrating radiation?
6. From the information presented in the movie, what can you infer about neutrons?
7. Which is NOT true of a nuclear power plant?
8. These types of power plants are primarily responsible for acid deposition (including acid rain)
9. Which of the following if a positive of nuclear power?
10. Which process leads to a more stable nucleus because it ADDS on to it?
11. From where do nuclear power plants get uranium?
12. In paragraph 4, the author makes a comparison between-
13. Type of radiation that can be stopped by a piece of paper
14. What is coming out of the tops of the cooling towers of a nuclear power plant?
15. What do countries/states do with their nuclear waste?
16. Which opinion do the authors share?
17. Nuclear power plants use _____ to produce _____
18. Fission produces _____ nuclei.
19. Gold-198 has a half-life of approximately 3 days. If a 100 g sample of gold-198 decays for 6 days, approximately how much gold-198 remains in the sample?
20. Fusion changes hydrogen into what?
21. Whe did Nuclear energy get discovered
22. The radioactive isotope Cesium-137 has a half life of 30 years. At year 0, there are 400 radioactive atoms. It undergoes 3 half-lives. How long has the parent material been decaying to reach that point? Sketch out a table if you need to.
23. Which device can slow or stop nuclear reaction?
24. Which of the following controls the fission reaction by absorbing neutrons.
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