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Fusion and Fission

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9th Grade

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Fusion and Fission
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

fission

fusion

half-life

gamma radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

fission

fusion

half-life

radioactivity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do nuclear power-plants work?

fission

fusion

hydropower

fission and fusion

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does fusion occur naturally?

on the Sun

underwater

all around us

in the radioactive waste

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________

nuclear power plants

atomic bombs

radioactive decay

on the surface of the Sun

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The major drawback to nuclear fission reactors is _____________.

the difficulty of achieving safe disposal of radioactive waste products.

the risk of accidentally making a bomb

no one really knows how to turn it into useful energy

they are too expensive to build and maintain

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a proton?

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found orbiting around the nucleus of an atom

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

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