Fusion

Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

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Where does fusion occur naturally?

• Underwater
• All around us
• In the radioactive waste
• On the sun

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Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?

• Helium and Hydrogen atoms
• Hydrogen atoms
• Hydrogen and Lithium atoms
• Hydrogen and Carbon atoms

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Do all stars make energy through fusion?

• Yes
• No
• Just our sun
• Only large stars

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Why do scientists most want to learn more about fusion?

• To win the Nobel prize
• To make energy for people to use
• To destroy the world
• To know more about stars

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Very high temperature and pressure is required for:

• Fission
•  Fusion
• Radioactive Decay

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Requires temperatures of millions of degrees?

• Fission
• Fusion

Nuclear fusion releases energy when:

• heavy ions fuse together
• very light nuclei fuse together
• uranium splits into two fragments
• uranium emits a neutron

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All of the following are conditions needed for fusion except

• high temperatures

• pressure

• gravity

• light

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Deuterium is a heavier form of

• hydrogen

• helium

• carbon

• oxygen