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Nuclear fission vs fusion

Nuclear fission vs fusion

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Physics, Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3

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B Taylor

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13 Slides • 22 Questions

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Multiple Choice

An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________
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Nuclear power plants
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Radio active decay
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Atomic Bomb
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On the surface of the sun

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Multiple Choice

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Which type of reaction does the diagram illustrate?

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Fission

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Fusion

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Alpha Decay

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Beta Decay

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Multiple Choice

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This is an example of...
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Fission  reaction
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Fusion reaction
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Decomposition reaction
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Decay

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Multiple Choice

___________ starts the fission of a uranium atom.

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Energy

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Protons

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One Neutron

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

How do nuclear power-plants work?
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Fusion
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Half-life
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Fission
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Fusion or fission

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about nuclear fission?
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The mass of the product is greater than the mass of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is less than that of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is the same as the mass of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is 100 times greater than the original nucleus

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Multiple Choice

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
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fusion
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fission
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half-life
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gamma radiation

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Multiple Choice

What is a chain reaction?
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When electrons travel are emitted causing electricity
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When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the protons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
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When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
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When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the electrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split

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Multiple Select

From previous slide, which ones describe fission?

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e

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Multiple Choice

At times, lost mass is converted into _________, during fission reactions.
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chain reactions
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energy
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critical mass
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fusion

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Multiple Choice

Which reaction represents fission?

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Multiple Choice

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Do all stars make energy through fusion?
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Yes
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No
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Just our sun
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Only large stars

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Multiple Choice

(Past Year question) What is nuclear fission?

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the merging of two nuclei to create a heavier nucleus

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the process by which electrons are removed from an atom

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the process by which stars generate energy

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the splitting of a nucleus to create two smaller nuclei

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Multiple Choice

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This is an example of...

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Chain reaction

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Fusion reaction

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Decomposition reaction

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Decay

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Multiple Choice

Requires temperatures of millions of degrees?
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Fission
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Fusion

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Multiple Choice

Which reaction represents fission?

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2
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Multiple Choice

Which reaction represents fusion?

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2
3
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Multiple Choice

Occurs in stars and produces a tremendous amount of energy.

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Fusion

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Fission

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Multiple Choice

What is true about nuclear fusion? 
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The mass of the product is less than that of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is 100 times less than that of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is the same as that of the original nucleus
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The mass of the product is greater than that of the original nucleus

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Multiple Choice

Nuclear fusion releases energy when:
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heavy ions fuse together
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very light nuclei fuse together
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uranium splits into two fragments
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uranium emits a neutron

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?
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It is easy to implement.
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It produces less energy than nuclear fission.
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It produces more energy than nuclear fission.
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It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life.

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Multiple Choice

Where does fusion occur naturally?
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Underwater
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All around us
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In the radioactive waste
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On the sun

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