This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Nuclear Energy – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nuclear Energy Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What claim does the author of the "Yes" response make in paragraph 3? A) Nuclear plants are a clean source of energy. B) It is impossible to eliminate air pollution. C) Nuclear power improves the nation's economy. D) All types of energy have risks and benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear plants are a clean source of energy. 2. ..... is a machine that uses fission to generate energy A) Nuclear reactor. B) Nuclear fallout. C) Nuclear bomb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear reactor. 3. Where does fusion occur naturally? A) Underwater. B) All around us. C) In the radioactive waste. D) On the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the sun. 4. Element R decays to element V with a half-life of 20 years. After 2 half-lives, how much element V has been produced from 1200 g of Element R? A) 300g. B) 150g. C) 900g. D) 400g. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 900g. 5. Isotopes of the same element have different ..... A) Numbers of protons. B) Numbers of neutrons. C) Symbols. D) Numbers of electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Numbers of neutrons. 6. Nuclear fusion reactions generate the energy released by: A) The sun. B) Nuclear reactor. C) Electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun. 7. The half-life of cadmium-109 is 464 days. A scientist measures out a 256.0g sample. Approximately how many grams of cadmium-109 would remain after 1, 392 days? A) 64.0 g. B) 32.0 g. C) 2048.0 g. D) 1024.0 g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 32.0 g. 8. The author wrote the "Yes" response most likely to- A) Warn people about global warming. B) Report on oil-and coal-burning plants. C) Prove that cars emit pollutants. D) Promote the use of nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promote the use of nuclear power. 9. Nuclear energy creates: A) A large amount of energy. B) A small amount of energy. C) A medium amount of energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large amount of energy. 10. Powerful electromagnetic radiation that can cause biological damage by damaging DNA. A) Gamma ray. B) Beta particle. C) Carbon dating. D) Alpha particle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gamma ray. 11. Why should people get involved in the nuclear energy debate? A) Nuclear energy's radioactive waste is such a huge problem. B) Congress needs something to do for public policy. C) Nuclear energy effects generations to come. D) Nuclear energy has more positive aspects than negatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear energy effects generations to come. 12. What is the function of a turbine in a nuclear power plant? A) It speeds up the steam or water to keep it at a steady pace. B) It controls the steam or water so it can be pumped around in a cycle. C) When it spins, it makes sparks, inducting electricity. D) It transfers the energy from the flow of steam to the generator as it spins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It transfers the energy from the flow of steam to the generator as it spins. 13. True/False:The leading developer of nuclear technology in the 50s and 60s was the Soviet Union. A) False:Great Britain. B) True. C) False:the United States. D) False:China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False:the United States. 14. Finish this equation$^{209}$$_{83}$Bi$\rightarrow$$_{ ..... + }$$^{205}$$_{81}$Tl A) $^{2}$$_{4}$He. B) $^{0}$$_{-1}$e. C) Gamma. D) $^{4}$$_{2}$He. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $^{4}$$_{2}$He. 15. The Chernobyl plant generated electricity by superheating rods of A) Copper. B) Lead. C) Plutonium. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plutonium. 16. What types of reactions will produce radiation? A) Fission reactions only. B) Fusion reactions only. C) Both fission and fusion reactions. D) Neither fission nor fusion reactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both fission and fusion reactions. 17. What does a generator do in a nuclear power plant? A) It moves the water from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. B) It generates electricity as magnets rotate around wire. C) It brings in the water from the lake or river. D) It spins when the steam passes through it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It generates electricity as magnets rotate around wire. 18. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity? A) Lise Meitner. B) Marie Curie. C) Jane Goodall. D) Judy Blume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marie Curie. 19. The splitting of an atom into smaller ones is called what? A) Endothermic. B) Fusion. C) Fission. D) Exothermic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fission. 20. Which nuclear power plant accident was caused by an earthquake? A) Chernobyl. B) Hiroshima. C) Fukushima. D) Three Mile Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fukushima. 21. Nuclear energy is A) The energy obtained from the mass defect during an isotope making. B) The energy obtained from the mass defect during a radioactive decay. C) The energy obtained from the total mass during a fusion reaction. D) The energy obtained from the total mass during a radioactive decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The energy obtained from the mass defect during a radioactive decay. 22. Reaction involving the nucleus A) Nuclear Reaction. B) Potential Energy. C) Electron. D) Kinetic Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear Reaction. 23. Is it renewable or non-renewable? A) Renewable. B) Non-renewable. C) Non. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable. 24. What makes something radioactive? A) Elements with an atomic number above 81. B) An unstable nucleus. C) Contaminated sewage. D) It decays over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An unstable nucleus. 25. Where was the first atomic bomb exploded? A) Hiroshima, Japan. B) Nagasaki, Japan. C) In a secret lab Washington, D.C. D) The desert in New Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The desert in New Mexico. 26. When small nuclei combine to produce a nucleus of greater mass A) Fusion. B) Fission. C) Chain Reaction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fusion. 27. What process do humans use in in order to construct and use an Atomic Bomb? A) Fusion. B) Fission. C) Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. D) Isotopic implosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fission. 28. Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion? A) It produces more energy than nuclear fission. B) It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life. C) It is easy to implement. D) It produces less energy than nuclear fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It produces more energy than nuclear fission. 29. Which of the following best describes the process of nuclear fission? A) Separating an atom's electrons from its nucleus. B) Fusing two atomic nuclei together. C) Splitting an atom's electrons in half. D) Splitting an atom's nucleus apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splitting an atom's nucleus apart. 30. Which is NOT a low level radioactive waste? A) Radioactively contaminated clothing. B) Spent fuel rods. C) Contaminated protective gear worn by nuclear plant workers. D) Rags used to clean water from the reactor. E) Tools used in nuclear plant maintenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spent fuel rods. ← 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