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Nuclear Energy Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. A major scientific concern over nuclear energy is how to _____
2. What causes nuclear radiation?
3. What is a power plant?
4. 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.
5. Which of these is used as the fuel in a Nuclear Power station?
6. The atomic bomb is what type of nuclear reaction?
7. The subatomic particle that determines what element the atom is a
8. Oil and natural gas were formed from _____
9. When the nuclei of certain isotopes (atoms) are unstable and spontaneously decompose, this is called _____
10. Uses of nuclear energy
11. High pressure steam turns a _____ connected to a generator.
12. The change of one radioactive nuclide into a different nuclide by the spontaneous emission of alpha, beta and gamma rays.
13. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty serves the purpose of _____
14. What are the 2 elements of Nuclear Fission?
15. A radioactive isotope has a half life of 30 years. At year 0, there are 400 radioactive atoms. How many are left after 120 years of decay? Sketch out a table if you need to.
16. True or false:Nuclear energy good for the environment
17. What was the name of the area in 1986 in which there was a nuclear explosion at a power plant?
18. What type of energy is produced from using uranium
19. Nuclear Power Plants have many advantages. One of those advantages is _____
20. What is a half-life?
21. How many incidents have been reported
22. _____ is the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
23. What are the two major processes involved with nuclear energy?
24. One advantage of nuclear energy over coal energy is _____
25. C-14 has 8 neutrons and C-13 has 7 neutrons. How many protons are in C-14?
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