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Oak Ridge and the Manhattan Project Quiz

Authored by Jonathan Hensley

Social Studies

9th Grade

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Oak Ridge and the Manhattan Project Quiz
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the original name of Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project?

Black Oak Ridge

Happy Valley

Clinton Engineer Works

Site X

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which architectural firm was responsible for envisioning the neighborhood communities in Oak Ridge?

Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Stone & Webster

H. K. Ferguson Company

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the X-10 Graphite Reactor?

To produce the world's first plutonium outside the laboratory

To enrich uranium using gaseous diffusion

To provide housing for workers

To separate uranium isotopes electromagnetically

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which plant used the electromagnetic separation method to separate uranium isotopes?

S-50 Plant

Y-12 Plant

X-10 Graphite Reactor

K-25 Plant

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main challenge faced by the K-25 Plant?

Finding enough workers

Developing an effective barrier material

Building a large enough facility

Securing enough funding

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of the S-50 Plant in the enrichment process?

To produce plutonium

To slightly enrich uranium before sending it to K-25

To house the workers

To provide electricity for the K-25 Plant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who developed the electromagnetic separation method used at the Y-12 Plant?

Ernest Lawrence

Enrico Fermi

Philip Abelson

John R. Dunning

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