Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Power

Neutrons released in a fission reaction can strike other nuclei and cause a

• meltdown.

• take down.

• break down.

• chain reaction.

About what percent of the electrical energy generated in the United States is produced from nuclear energy?

• 10%
• 20%
• 30%
• 45%

What was the name of the engineering district created to work on the atomic bomb?

• Area 51 Project.

• Manhattan Project.

• Kansas Project.

• Operation Overlord.

What location was selected for the first atomic bomb attack on Japan?

• Hiroshima.

• Tokyo.

• Iowa Jima.

• Nagasaki.

What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

• Fat Man.

• Little Boy.

• Small Child.

• Little Boi.

Who warned President Roosevelt in a letter in 1939 about the possibility of nuclear weapons?

• Ernest Rutherford.

• Neils Bohr.

• Enrico Fermi.

• Albert Einstein.

When two nuclei combine to form a new element this process is called:

• fusion.

• fission.

• nuclear reaction.

What type of Uranium is used in nuclear reactors?

• U-235

• U-532

• U-90

• U-2

One disadvantage of nuclear energy is ___.

• it is a fossil fuel.

• it leaves behind radioactive waste.

• it emits large amounts of pollution into the atmosphere.

• there are no disadvantages.

Fission produces ____ nuclei.

• same-sized

• smaller

• larger

• all of the above