Nuclear Reactor

Fission occurs when atoms break apart

• True

• False

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What type of waste is produced during nuclear reactions?

• waste

• energy waste

• radioactive decay

• radioactive waste

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What structure did Chernobyl not have?

• Boron control rods

• Containment structure

• Control room

• Condenser

What do control rods do?

• Control the fission reactions

• Control the heat that is generated

• Control the fusion reactions

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Fusion occurs when...

• atoms split apart

• atoms combine and fuse together

• atoms release energy

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What is the function of the cooling towers of the nuclear reactor?

• to create steam

• to spin the turbine

• to limit the heat produced by the uranium

• to turn steam back into water

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Nuclear Power uses ____________ to create energy

• coal

• natural gas

• uranium

• cooling towers

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The process that creates the energy in a nuclear reaction is called ___________________.

• fusion

• fission

• combustion

• radiation

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What is the primary purpose of a nuclear reactor?

• To generate electricity

• To produce nuclear weapons

• To conduct scientific research

• To create medical isotopes

Which component in a nuclear reactor is responsible for slowing down neutrons?

• Fuel rods

• Control rods

• Moderator

• Coolant