Nuclear energy

Nuclear Power is - 

• Renewable
• Non-renewable

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Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.

• steel
• coal
• uranium
• hydrogen

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Nuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.

• wind
• water
• steam
• solar

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Splitting a uranium atom is called - 

• fission
• fusion

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Energy is stored in the ___ of an atom.

• proton
• neutron
• electron cloud
• nucleus

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Uranium is found in 

• the sun
• hydrogen
• rocks in the ground
• xrays

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What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?

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

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All of the following are problems of nuclear energy except ---

• storage of radioactive fuel
• pollution
• security concerns
• natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)

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What are the three (3) types of radiation that exist in nuclear chemistry?

• Alpha, Beta, and Gamma
• Fission, Fusion, and Friction
• Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
• Atomic Mass, Isotopes, and Ions

What happens to the nucleus during a FISSION reaction?

• It breaks down or breaks apart

• It fuses and/or combines together with another nucleus

• It adds more neutrons to its mass

• It collapses into a black hole