Nuclear Power

________ are fuels for nuclear power

• Uranium

• Plutonium

• Coal

• Oil/Gas

What is the life span for a modern nuclear power plant?

• 10-20 years

• 100 yr +

• up to 60 yr

• 60-90 yrs

What force keeps the components of an atom together?

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

• Weak Force

• Strong Force

How much equivalent energy (in coal) is produced by a single pellet of uranium ?

• 100 Tons of Coal

• 10 Tons of Coal

• 25 Tons of Coal

• 1000 Tons of Coal

Which situations is a result of gravity?

• Apple falling from a tree

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Bar magnets attracting one another

Which are the 4 fundamental forces of nature?

• Gravitational

• Electro-magnetic

• Weak force

• Strong force

A fission reaction starts when _________

• A neutron collides with a nucleus

• 2 Nucleus collides with one another

• 2 Neutrons collide with one another

• 2 Neutrons collide with a single nucleus

What is required for nuclear fission to be maintained ?

• For each neutron, nucleus collision one neutron is produced on average.

• For each neutron-nucleus collision less than one neutron is produced

• For each neutron-nucleus collision more than one neutron is produced

What is the main advantage of using nuclear power over coal power?

• We get a higher energy density (more energy /kg)

• It is safer compared to coal

• Renewable

• All of the above

The components of an atom are?

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Bosons