36. A Technological Application Of Physics

What is nuclear fission?

• The splitting of a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei with the release of a large amount of energy

• The process of converting nuclear energy into electricity

• The production of steam to generate electricity

• The chain reaction caused by the release of neutrons

What is the scientific impact of nuclear fission?

• It was used in nuclear bombs

• It brought World War II to an end

• It is used in nuclear power plants to make electricity

• It does not produce carbon dioxide

What is the societal impact of nuclear fission?

• Over 150,000 innocent people were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Society has benefited from the huge amounts of energy that nuclear reactors can create

• Fission reactions do not make a great impact on global warming and climate change

• Fission reactors produce toxic radioactive waste

What is the environmental impact of nuclear fission?

• Fission reactions produce carbon dioxide

• Fission reactors produce toxic radioactive waste

• There have been leaks of radioactivity in Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile Island

• Fission reactions do not make a great impact on global warming and climate change

What is a technological application of physics related to nuclear fission?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Nuclear power plants to generate electricity