Environmental Science Energy Review

At this nuclear accident there was an earthquake that triggered a tsunami and caused flooding of the nuclear powerplant

• Chernobyl
• Fukushima
• Three mile Island

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

At this nuclear accident a valve accidentally shut and stopped feed water from cooling the reactor core. 

• Chernobyl
• Fukushima
• Three mile Island

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

At this nuclear accident safety procedures were not followed causing the nuclear meltdown.

• Chernobyl
• Fukushima
• Three mile Island

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

This nuclear accident took place in Ukraine.

• Chernobyl
• Fukushima
• Three mile Island

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Why is nuclear energy not as prevalent in the world today? 

• People fear it
• It produces greenhouse gases
• There aren't any safe nuclear reactors
• There isn't anywhere to put the large powerplants

What is the correct order of how energy is produced in a powerplant? 

• make steam, steam spins a turbine, generator changes mechanical energy to electric energy
• make steam, power a generator, spin a turbine
• heat up water, hot water spins a turbine, turbine powers a generator
• turn on a generator, spin a turbine, make steam

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which energy source below does NOT use a turbine to make energy.

• coal
• nuclear
• hydroelectric
• solar

Which of the following renewable resources does emit greenhouse gases? 

• biomass
• solar
• wind
• geothermal

Why are greenhouse gases so bad? 

• They cause people to get sick
• They trap heat in the atmosphere
• They have destroyed the entire ozone layer
• They have caused it to rain less

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource