Nuclear Reactions

Kai, Lily, and Maya are playing a game about nuclear reactions. They need to identify the process in which a nucleus splits into smaller nuclei. What is this process called?

• fusion

• fission

• decay

• gamma radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Abigail, William, and Henry are discussing a natural phenomenon that occurs due to an unstable nucleus. What are they talking about?

• fission

• fusion

• radioactive decay

• K-capture

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Abigail, Liam, and Avery are working on a science project. They discover a reaction that creates a series of subsequent reactions. What type of reaction is this an example of?

• Chain reaction

• Fusion reaction

• Decomposition reaction

• Decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Abigail, Grace, and Avery are discussing where fusion occurs naturally. Can you help them figure it out?

• Underwater

• All around us

• In the radioactive waste

• On the sun

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Olivia, Aiden, and Mason are discussing nuclear fusion. Which statement about nuclear fusion do you think they would all agree on?

• It is easy to implement.

• It produces less energy than nuclear fission.

• It produces more energy than nuclear fission.

• It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Charlotte and Mason are having a debate about a process that takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus. James is curious to know which process they are discussing. Can you help James?

• fission

• fusion

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Grace, Olivia, and Abigail are discussing a science experiment. They want to know in which process a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei. Can you help them?

• freezing

• condensation

• fission

• fusion

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Olivia, Avery, and Noah are discussing nuclear reactions. They want to know what occurs in both fusion and fission reactions. Can you help them?

• Small amounts of energy are converted into large amounts of matter.

• Small amounts of matter are converted into large amounts of energy.

• Heavy nuclei are split into lighter nuclei.

• Light nuclei are combined into heavier nuclei.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Mason, Charlotte, and Arjun are discussing the risks associated with producing energy in a nuclear power plant. Which phrase accurately describes one of those risks?

• depletion of atmospheric hydrogen

• depletion of atmospheric carbon dioxide

• production of wastes needing long-term storage

• production of wastes that cool surrounding water supplies

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Which reaction represents fusion?

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1