Fission vs Fusion

Which type of reaction does the diagram illustrate?

• Fission

• Fusion

• Alpha Decay

• Beta Decay

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Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?

• 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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Which of the following is a benefit of nuclear fusion over nuclear fission?

• Fusion produces more long-lived radioactive waste.

• Fusion uses abundant fuel sources like hydrogen.

• Fusion is more likely to cause nuclear accidents.

• Fusion is less efficient than fission.

What is one key difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission?

• Fusion involves splitting atoms, while fission involves combining them.

• Fusion releases more energy than fission.

• Fission occurs naturally in stars, while fusion occurs in nuclear reactors.

• Fission is safer than fusion.

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What do you find here?

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

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What do you find here?

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

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Nuclear fusion is where...

• two smaller atom nuclei fuse into one larger atom nucleus

• two larger atom nuclei fuse into one smaller atom nucleus

• one larger atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more smaller atom nuclei

• one smaller atom nucleus decays and breaks into two or more larger atom nuclei

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Why is nuclear fusion considered a cleaner energy source compared to fossil fuels?

• It produces carbon dioxide.

• It generates minimal greenhouse gases.

• It relies on burning coal.

• It uses oil as a primary fuel.

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What is one reason why nuclear fusion has not yet become a widespread energy source?

• It is too cheap to produce.

• The technology to sustain fusion reactions is still under development.

• It produces too much energy to be controlled.

• It is not efficient enough to be useful.

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Two nuclei with low masses are combined to form one nucleus of larger mass is called what?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear half-life

• Half-life

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