Chernobyl

What were the immediate health effects of the Chernobyl disaster?

• Increased cancer rates

• Superpowers

• Improved immune system

• Telepathy

The gradual shutdown now had the reactor at 700 Megawatts output - slightly less than a quarter of the maximum and the right power for the test. However, instead of stabilizing at this level, what next happened to the power output?

• It increased dramatically leading to a meltdown

• It stayed normal

• It decreased to zero and went cold

• It ran for president of Guatemala

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How were the people of Pripyat affected by the meltdown?

• They weren't

• They were poisoned by radioactive fallout

• They gained supwerpowers

• They were all quietly eliminated by the Soviet government

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What did the Soviet government do when they heard about the meltdown?

• Nothing

• They cut off trade with the Ukraine

• They evacuated the city of Pripyat and tried to put out the fire at the plant

• They launched a nuclear bomb at the site to cover up the incident.

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What was the number of the reactor that melted down?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

There are lots of people who still live in the area of the infected zone

• True

• False

• Not given

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Is the area still infected?

• True

• False

The Chernobyl plant was dangerous because the reactors were not covered and secured by

• The FBI

• Retractable steel beams

• Water-cooled shutdown clamps

• Concrete bunkers

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How long did it take to put the fire out and clean up the results of the meltdown?

• Six months

• 3 hours

• 3 years

• ten years

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What was the primary cause of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?

• Operator error during a safety test

• Earthquake leading to structural failure

• Terrorist attack on the facility

• Natural gas explosion