WorksheetsEnergy Resources - Part 3: Nuclear/Conservation
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The splitting of an atom’s nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called
a)
meltdown.
b)
nuclear fusion.
c)
a chain reaction.
d)
nuclear fission.
2.
In a nuclear power plant, what is used to change water into steam?
a)
captured solar energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
heat released from nuclear fission reactions
d)
the burning of natural gas
3.
In which section of a nuclear reactor does nuclear fission occur?
a)
heat exchanger
b)
heat vessel
c)
reactor vessel
d)
heat reactor
4.
Efficiency is
a)
the percentage of energy that is actually used to perform work.
b)
the entire amount of energy.
c)
the percentage of energy lost to the surroundings as heat.
d)
the time it takes for half of the energy to be used.
5.
Which of the following is an example of energy conservation?
a)
driving a car alone into the city at rush hour
b)
leaving lights on whenever you leave a room
c)
recycling aluminum soda cans
d)
leaving your home uninsulated
6.
In an electric power plant, turbines are turned using which type of energy from steam?
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
electricity
d)
nuclear energy
7.
Nuclear reactions result in tremendous amounts of
a)
fission.
b)
mass.
c)
uranium.
d)
energy.
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