WorksheetsRMS Chernobyl
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which color shows where Ukraine is located on a map?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
2.
Which environmental issue occurred in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
a)
Smog
b)
Noise Pollution
c)
Nuclear Power Plant Explosion
d)
Acid Rain
3.
What form of pollution kills trees, damages buildings and statues, and takes minerals out of the soil? Hint: Batteries and Thunderstorms
a)
Smog
b)
Nuclear Radiation
c)
Acid Rain
d)
Deforrestation
4.
True or False: Mr. Riden showed an image of a Nuclear Power Plant in your Bell Work. According to the image, uranium fuel rods are located in the "smoke stack" (cone shaped structure).
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Which form of air pollution occurs when harmful chemicals mix with water in clouds and come back to earth in the form of rain.
a)
Smog
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Nuclear Radiation
d)
Dew
6.
What were the two locations in 1945 where the U.S. dropped atomic bombs ending WWII?
a)
Okinawa and Guadalcanal
b)
Berlin and Iwo Jima
c)
Hiroshima and Toykyo
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
7.
What would you predict as the MAIN reason the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant blew up?
a)
The nuclear reactor slowed down too fast and evaporated the water.
b)
The nuclear reaction sped up too fast and the temperature inside the reactor increased by 3,000 degrees.
c)
The nuclear plant stopped breaking apart uranium atoms and the system fell apart.
d)
American soldiers invaded the plant.
8.
What is the worst nuclear plant disaster ever?
a)
Fukushima
b)
Three Mile Island
c)
Idaho Falls
d)
Chernobyl
9.
In 1986, many people in the _______ got cancer because the Chernobyl power plant blew up.
a)
Germany
b)
UK
c)
Ukraine
d)
Poland
10.
Guess how many nuclear power plants are currently operating in the U.S.A. in the 21st Century?
a)
104
b)
450
c)
61
d)
87
11.
What is radioactive decay?
a)
The spontaneous breakdown of an atomic nucleus which releases matter.
b)
The spontaneous reduction of electrons.
c)
The spontaneous breakdown of an atomic nucleus resulting in a release of energy and matter.
d)
The decay of the use of radios and televisions.
12.
What is the purpose of control rods? Remember the definition of the word "control" when you answer. Control means safety.
a)
Keeps the reactor as stable and as safe as possible.
b)
Converts water into steam from the heat made in the core
c)
Provides fuel for the reactor
d)
Containment of nuclear material
13.
What is the main type of nuclear reactor in use today?
a)
Pressure Water Reactors
b)
Boiling Water Reactors
c)
Heavy Water Reactors
d)
Fast Neutron Reactors
14.
What is the NRC?
a)
It is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
b)
It is the Nuclear Recycling Commission.
c)
It is the Nuclear Regulating Commission
15.
In which country did a nuclear power plant explode and release radioactive material into the atmosphere?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
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