This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Nuclear Energy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nuclear Energy Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a beneficial aspect of nuclear fission? A) There are no beneficial aspects of nuclear fission. B) The ability to absorb energy. C) The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy. D) The ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy. 2. Fission is ..... A) When atoms are left alone to decay and then are used to make nuclear juice. B) When atoms bond together to create larger atoms. C) When an atom generates radioactive rays. D) When atoms are split into smaller atoms, releasing energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When atoms are split into smaller atoms, releasing energy. 3. Fission releases ..... energy. A) Electromagnetic. B) Kinetic. C) Thermal. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermal. 4. Element X decays to element Y with a half-life of 5 years. After 20 years, how much of a 500g sample of X remains? A) 125g. B) 250g. C) 31.25g. D) 500g. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 31.25g. 5. Which below is not a lesson learned from nuclear power plant accidents? A) Evolutionary and passive nuclear plant design. B) Nuclear power plants should not be placed within 10 miles of a city. C) Protecting back up generators and batteries. D) Training for nuclear plant operators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear power plants should not be placed within 10 miles of a city. 6. Nuclear Power's source comes from ..... A) Uranium or Plutonium. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Oil and/or Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uranium or Plutonium. 7. Many scientists believe that nuclear fusion will become a possible energy source within the next 10 years. What resource would be most effective in tracking the progress of this energy source? A) A physics textbook. B) The local newspaper. C) A chemical encyclopedia. D) Scientific periodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientific periodical. 8. The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the ..... A) Uranium. B) Alpha particle. C) Gamma ray. D) Beta particle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alpha particle. 9. Where do they use nuclear energy in the UAE? A) In island. B) Masdar city. C) Barakah. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barakah. 10. Name the most penetrating type of radiation. A) Gamma. B) Lambda. C) Beta. D) Alpha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gamma. 11. An atom with an unequal number of protons and electrons is called a(n) ..... A) Unbalanced atom. B) Isotope. C) Neutral atom. D) Ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ion. 12. When nuclei decay, massive amounts of ..... is released. A) Energy. B) Neutrons. C) Protons. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 13. Nuclear power plants use ..... to create electricity. A) Fusion. B) Fossil fuels. C) Fission. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fission. 14. Control rods in nuclear reactors are commonly made of boron and cadmium because these two elements have the ability to A) Decrease the speed of neutrons. B) Increase the speed of neutrons. C) Emit neutrons. D) Absorb neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb neutrons. 15. Which is NOT a disadvantage of nuclear energy? A) Nuclear power plants are very difficult to build. B) Acquiring nuclear fuel requires mining. C) Radioactive waste can be dangerous for thousands of years. D) Air pollution occures while the nuclear power plant is active. E) Nuclear meltdowns can lead to catastrophic consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pollution occures while the nuclear power plant is active. 16. Uranium is found in A) Xrays. B) Hydrogen. C) Rocks in the ground. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks in the ground. 17. A major scientific concern over nuclear energy is how to ..... A) Reduce the high levels of carbon dioxide emitted into the air. B) Prevent the depletion of the ozone layer. C) Store the waste products safely. D) Deal with the large amounts of fossil fuels required. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store the waste products safely. 18. What causes nuclear radiation? A) Single replacement chemical reactions. B) Double replacement chemical reactions. C) A nucleus decays and releases some of its protons or neutrons. D) An atom releases some electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nucleus decays and releases some of its protons or neutrons. 19. What is a power plant? A) Something good for the enviornment. B) Something that makes solar energy. C) Something that makes the air smell good. D) Something that produces nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something that produces nuclear energy. 20. When moving neutrons hit the nuclei of certain unstable atoms like Uranium causing them to split and release more neutrons that can repeat the process, a ..... occurs. A) Control rod. B) Alpha radiation. C) Nuclear half-life. D) Nuclear chain reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear chain reaction. 21. Which of these is used as the fuel in a Nuclear Power station? A) Potassium. B) Uranium. C) Aluminium. D) Cadmium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 22. The atomic bomb is what type of nuclear reaction? A) Hydrogen. B) Fusion. C) Fission. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fission. 23. The subatomic particle that determines what element the atom is a A) Megatron. B) Neutron. C) Electron. D) Proton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proton. 24. Oil and natural gas were formed from ..... A) Marine organisms. B) Dead plants. C) Trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine organisms. 25. When the nuclei of certain isotopes (atoms) are unstable and spontaneously decompose, this is called ..... A) A melt down. B) Half-life. C) Ionization. D) Radioactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radioactive. 26. Uses of nuclear energy A) Energy source. B) Space exploration. C) Medical diagnose and treatment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. High pressure steam turns a ..... connected to a generator. A) Moederator. B) Transformer. C) Turbine. D) Reactor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turbine. 28. The change of one radioactive nuclide into a different nuclide by the spontaneous emission of alpha, beta and gamma rays. A) Fusion. B) Irradiate. C) Fission. D) Decay (radioactive). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decay (radioactive). 29. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty serves the purpose of ..... A) Negotiating about fossil fuels. B) Spreading nuclear reactor technology without spreading nuclear weapons. C) Keeping peace. D) Spreading nuclear weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spreading nuclear reactor technology without spreading nuclear weapons. 30. What are the 2 elements of Nuclear Fission? A) Heat and Sound. B) Radiant and Heat. C) Electrical and Nuclear. D) Mechanical and Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiant and Heat. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNuclear Energy Quiz 1Nuclear Energy Quiz 2Nuclear Energy Quiz 4Nuclear Energy Quiz 5Nuclear Energy Quiz 6Nuclear Energy Quiz 7Nuclear Energy Quiz 8Nuclear Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books