Chernobyl Disaster

Chernobyl is a town located in present day Ukraine, formerly USSR. On Saturday, April 26th, 1986 at exactly 1:23 am, one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. What caused the reactor to explode?

• sabotage by an enemy of the USSR

• an experiment gone wrong

• to this day, the reason is unknown

• earthquakes struck the plant

What was the number of the reactor that melted down?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What year did the Chernobyl Disaster occur in?

• 1991

• 2019

• 1986

• 44 BCE

April 26, 1986, 12:05 am: The gradual shutdown now had the reactor at 700 Megawatts output - slightly less than a quarter of the maximum and the right power for the test. However, instead of stabilizing at this level, what next happened to the power output?

• It increased dramatically leading to a meltdown

• It stayed normal

• It decreased to zero and went cold

• It ran for president of Guatemala

What did the Chernobyl plant have to vent hot air into the sky and reduce the temperature of the machines inside?

• Chilled ion slurry

• Coaxial nitrogen rotors

• a smokestack

• filtered freon depositors

The Chernobyl plant generated electricity by superheating rods of

• Plutonium

• Uranium

• Copper

• Lead

How many workers were killed by blasts of radioactive fire?

• One million

• 134

• One hundred billion dollars

• 6

The inhabitants left Chernobyl because of the act of terrorism.

• False
• Nor given
• True

Which color shows where Ukraine is located on a map?

• Orange
• Red
• Blue
• Green

Which environmental issue occurred in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

• Smog
• Noise Pollution
• Nuclear Power Plant Explosion
• Acid Rain