Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Science

12th Grade

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NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?

Control Rods
Moderator
Containment building
Reactor Vessel

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Three Mile Island differed from Chernobyl and Fukushima because...

It wasn't a complete meltdown
The core melted down
Radiation was released
Many people died

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This is an example of which of the following types of nuclear reactors?

Boiling Water Reactor
Molten Salt Reactor
Liquid Metal Reactor
Graphite Moderated Reactor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?

radioactive waste
no air pollution
we will never run out
it is the safest way to make energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following best describes the process of nuclear fission? 

Splitting an atom's nucleus apart 
Separating an atom's electrons from its nucleus 
Fusing two atomic nuclei together 
Splitting an atom's electrons in half 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a nuclear reactor produce energy?

Atoms, such as uranium, undergo fusion in a reactor. This

generates heat which turns water to steam in a turbine

which generates electricity.

Atoms, such as uranium, undergo fission in a reactor. This

generates heat which turns water to steam in a turbine

which generates electricity.

Atoms, such as uranium, burn in a reactor. This generates

heat which turns water to steam in a turbine which

generates electricity.

We do not currently have the technology to harness nuclear

reactions to generate electricity.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?

Control Rods

Moderator

Containment building

Reactor Vessel

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