Nuclear Technology

When atoms are split apart it is called...

• explosion

• combustion

• fission

• fusion

When atoms are combined it is called...

• combustion

• explosion

• fission

• fusion

Inside the sun, hydrogen atoms are combined into helium atoms from intense heat and pressure, thus releasing energy. This is an example of...

• Fission

• Fusion

Inside a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms are split apart into smaller atoms in order to release energy. This is an example of...

• Fission

• Fusion

Which type of light ISN'T radioactive?

• Microwave

• X-ray

• Ultraviolet (UV)

• Gamma ray

Which of the following is the MOST dangerous type of radiation?

• Alpha

• Gamma

• Beta

Which of the following countries has experienced a nuclear accident?

• Brazil

• Japan

• Germany

• Canada

The name of the nuclear power plant that had a nuclear accident in 2011 in Japan is...

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Fukushima

• Chernobyl

The name of the nuclear power plant that had a nuclear accident in 1986 in the Soviet Union (Ukraine) is...

• Moscow

• Kyiv

• Fukushima

• Chernobyl

Radioactive contamination left in environment from nuclear accidents or use of nuclear weapons is called...

• fallout

• pollution

• leftovers

• bad stuff