Unit 6 Review Nuclear Energy

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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Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• half-life
• gamma radiation

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This is an example of...

• Fission  reaction
• Fusion reaction
• Decomposition reaction
• Combustion

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What type of nuclear reaction occurs only at very high temperatures, like on the sun?

• fusion

• fission

• thermal

• chemical

Choose THREE benefits of using nuclear power

• no CO2 emitted to the atmosphere to cause global warming

• no fossil fuels are burned

• there is no waste with nuclear power

• it provides a large amount of electricity

• the waste stays radioactive for thousands of years

Uses a very strong magnetic field

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

Great detail on soft tissues like the brain, tendons and ligaments.

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

Which of the following is an X-ray

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