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Nuclear Fission

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Physics

8th - 10th Grade

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Nuclear Fission
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction that releases energy by splitting large atoms into smaller ones.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Examples of nuclear fuels are...

Uranium

Neptunium

Plutonium

Mercury

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What particles are fired at atoms to make them split?

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The new, smaller nuclei are called __________ nuclei.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately _____ neutrons are released with each fission reaction.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The extra neutrons that are released cause further nuclear fission reactions to happen. These then release even more neutrons and the process repeats. This is called a __________ reaction.

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Explain why the neutrons released in nuclear fission must be slow-moving in order to cause a chain reaction.

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