Nuclear Waste
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is nuclear waste?
used reactor fuel
irradiated tools and clothing
old reactor parts
all of the above
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
NGSS.HS-ETS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT a problem long-term underground storage of nuclear waste.
the waste will last for 10,000 years
waste may leak into the water table
earthquakes
thieves stealing waste
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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3
NGSS.HS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the US currently do with its nuclear waste?
store at reactors in storage pools
ship to Yucca Mountain and bury
recycle in a reprocessing plant
dump directly into rivers
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
NGSS.HS-ETS1-3
NGSS.HS-ESS3-2
NGSS.HS-ESS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The proposed long-term repository for nuclear waste in the US is named
Yucca Mountain, NV
Cheronbyl, Ukraine
Los Alamos, NM
Fukushima, Japan
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
NGSS.HS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is nuclear waste?
Unused energy
Radioactive materials that are no longer useful
Smoke released from nuclear reactors
Water used in nuclear reactors
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DOK Level 1: Recall
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is nuclear waste usually stored?
In the ocean
Underground away from people
Above the ground in storage coolers
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Currently, how is nuclear waste store?
buried deep below the surface of the earth
in wet and dry storages at nuclear facilities
sent out to space
dropped into the ocean
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
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