Nuclear Energy and Uranium Processing

What percentage of electricity production in the US comes from nuclear power?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

How much more efficient is nuclear power at extracting energy compared to coal or oil?

• 80 times

• 800 times

• 8,000 times

• 80,000 times

A fingertip-sized pellet of nuclear fuel contains as much energy as how many kilograms of coal?

• 170 kg

• 807 kg

• 1,780 kg

• 564 kg

What are the two main types of nuclear energy?

• Fusion and Combustion

• Fission and Oxidation

• Fusion and Fission

• Fission and Condensation

Which type of nuclear energy has been successfully developed for practical use?

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

• Both fusion and fission

• Neither fusion nor fission

Who created the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1941?

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Enrico Fermi

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

Which of these countries is NOT mentioned as a common source for mining uranium ore?

• Canada

• Australia

• Brazil

• Russia

What is the first step in processing uranium ore after it's extracted from the ground?

• Leaching with sulfuric acid

• Turning it into a gas

• Crushing and heating

• Enriching it in centrifuges

What chemical is used to leach uranium ore to form uranium oxide liquid?

• Hydrochloric acid

• Nitric acid

• Sulfuric acid

• Acetic acid

What percentage of yellowcake uranium is Uranium-235?

• 99.3%

• 5%

• 20%

• 0.7%