Nuclear Energy II

What nuclear process occurs in the sun and other stars?

• fission

• fusion

• endothermic

• atomic bomb

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Which nuclear process occurs because there is a lot of HEAT pushing down on nuclei?

• fission

• fusion

• atomic bomb

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A nuclear reaction involves what two parts of the atom? (that are in the nucleus)

• electrons and protons

• protons and neutrons

• neutrons and electrons

• nucleus and protons

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller, lighter nuclei is called what?

(taking a large marshmallow and tearing it into two smaller pieces)

• fusion

• fission

• hydrogen bomb

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What are the two products of nuclear fission?

• energy and lots of nuclei

• just one nuclei and energy

• neutrons and electrons

• protons and neutrons

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What process occurs when two sets of nuclei merge to form one singe, large nuclei

(many small marshmallows smash together to form one big sticky marshmallow)

• fission

• fusion

• atomic bomb

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The hydrogen bomb is what type of nuclear reaction?

• fission

• nuclear

• fusion

• atomic

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The atomic bomb is what type of nuclear reaction?

• fission

• fusion

• hydrogen

• nuclear

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Why does a nuclear power plant use water?

• to provide a controlled nuclear reaction

• to provide an uncontrolled nuclear reaction

• to heat up the reaction to make it go faster

• to slow down the half lifes

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Fusion changes hydrogen into what?

• helium

• uranium

• U-238

• U-235

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