Nuclear Fission and Fusion

This is the most common fuel for a nuclear reactor.

• Gold

• Gasoline

• Glucose

• Uranium

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One disadvantage of nuclear energy is ___

• it is a fossil fuel

• it leaves behind radioactive waste

• it emits large amounts of pollution into the atmosphere

• there are no disadvantages

_______ is when a large nucleus is split into smaller nuclei releasing large amounts of energy.

• fusion

• fission

• radioactive decay

• gamma radiation

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This is an example of...

• Fission reaction

• Fusion reaction

• Combustion reaction

• Radioactive Decay

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The nuclear equation shown models which nuclear process?

• fusion

• fission

• beta decay

• gamma emission

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Which nuclear process if shown in the picture?

• fission chain reaction

• fusion reaction

• combustion

• radioactive decay

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The nuclear equation shown models which nuclear process?

• fission

• fusion

• alpha decay

• beta decay

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When the process of fission releases energy, the total mass of the atoms are less than when it started.

• True

• False

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Which of the following items are related to nuclear fission reactions? Check all that apply.

• occurs in the sun

• used in nuclear power plants

• involved in chain reactions

• no radioactive waste is produced

• used in the Fat Man and Little Boy nuclear bombs

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What type of reaction is shown here?

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• combustion

• decomposition

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