Nuclear Quiz

Percentage of power supplied by nuclear power for USA use.

• 5%

• 20%

• 55%

• 75%

Country with the highest percentage of power provided by nuclear power.

• England

• France

• Russia

• United States

Nuclear energy is used for ________________.

• Power

• Food (irradiation)

• Home Safety

• Health (cancer treatments, etc...)

• All of the Above

Marie Curie discovered ________________.

• the atom

• the atomic nucleus

• radioactivity

• the scientific method

If exposed to 500 rem of radiation in a single dose will result in _____________.

• no effect detected

• significant decrease in white blood cell count

• loss of hair and nausea

• death

For the typical human, 65% of their yearly radiation exposure is due to _________________.

• natural sources

• medical sources

• nuclear power plants

The U in the formula stands for the isotope's symbol, the 235 is the isotope's mass number, what does the 92 represent?

• atomic number

• number of neucleons

• number of potential isotopes

• none of the above

The reaction that combines nuclei into a larger nuclei is __________.

• fusion

• fission

• none of the above

The reaction that splits an atom is __________.

• fusion

• fission

• none of the above

In a nuclear reactor, what is used to absorb neutrons.

• control rods

• steam generator

• condenser

• pumps