Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 2 - Nuclear Energy
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A nuclear reactor is
a. | powered by a combustion chamber in which uranium is burned. | b. | surrounded by a
thick pressure vessel filled with a cooling fluid. | c. | superheated by water until the control rods are
set into motion. | d. | constructed from thick aluminum walls to control nuclear
reactions. |
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New nuclei and neutrons result from
a. | nuclear fusion. | b. | the release of electrons from a positively
charged atom. | c. | the splitting of an atom’s nucleus. | d. | the splitting of an
atom’s neutron. |
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Nuclear fusion
a. | must take place at extremely high temperatures. | b. | does not release a
great amount of energy. | c. | must take place in low-density
containers. | d. | results in nuclei that are lighter in weight than the nuclei that existed before the
reaction. |
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Storage sites for nuclear wastes
a. | can only be located in mountain ranges. | b. | will always leak
lethal amounts of radioactivity. | c. | must be located in areas that are extremely
geologically stable. | d. | should be able to undergo the process of
transmutation. |
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Matching
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Section 2 - Nuclear Energy
Choose the letter of the term or phrase
that best matches the description.
a. | nuclear energy | d. | Three Mile
Island | b. | nuclear fission | e. | Chernobyl | c. | nuclear fusion | f. | nuclear power
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the splitting of atomic nuclei
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site of the worst nuclear accident in the United States
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costs more than $3,000 per kilowatt of electrical capacity
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contained in the nuclei of atoms
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site of the worst nuclear accident in the world
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the combining of atomic nuclei
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