Nuclear Energy Quiz

Nuclear _________ is the process of generating energy by splitting an atom

• Fusion

• Fission

• Radiation

• Generation

This type of atom is split to power nuclear reactors

• Uranium

• Plutonium

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

What % of energy in the United States is generated by Nuclear Energy

• 1%

• 5%

• 20%

• 75%

What two things are released from the nuclear reactor

• Heat

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Radiation

Nuclear Energy is a renewable resource

• True

• False

Nuclear Energy causes a lot of air pollution

• True

• False

Nuclear energy is very efficient

• True

• False

This causes the turbine inside the nuclear reactor to turn

• Water

• Electricity

• Wind

• Steam

California is putting solar panels and windmills in the ocean

• True

• False

Nuclear reactors do not create any waste

• True

• False