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WorksheetsNuclear Power
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Nuclear Power's source comes from _________________.
a)
Uranium or Plutonium
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Oil and/or Coal
2.
When the nuclei of certain isotopes (atoms) are unstable and spontaneously decompose, this is called ________________.
a)
radioactive
b)
a melt down
c)
ionization
d)
half-life
3.
The three types of radiation associated with nuclear disintegration are ____________, _____________, and _____________.
a)
alpha, beta, and gamma
b)
alpha, beta, and half-life
c)
beta, gamma, and half-life
d)
beta, gamma, and delta
4.
When moving neutrons hit the nuclei of certain other atoms thereby causing them to disintegrate, and this happens repeatedly, it is said to be a _______________________.
a)
nuclear chain reaction
b)
alpha radiation
c)
nuclear half-life
d)
control rod
5.
In order for Uranium-235 to be able to be used in a nuclear reactor, its concentration must be enriched from .7 % to ________________.
a)
3 %
b)
7%
c)
100%
d)
10%
6.
When uranium is first mined out of the ground, it is called _____________________.
a)
uranium ore
b)
plutonium
c)
milled uranium
d)
enriched uranium
7.
Nuclear power plants are usually good to operate for about ____________________.
a)
30-40 years
b)
10 years
c)
100 years
d)
90 years
8.
The worst nuclear disaster to happen in the United States happened at ________________________ which is located in PA.
a)
Three Mile Island Nuclear Facility
b)
Babcock Nuclear Facility
c)
Mesa Verde Nuclear Facility
d)
Perry Nuclear Facility
9.
When a nuclear power plant is ready to be shut down and abandoned, it is called _____________________.
a)
decommissioning
b)
a melt down
c)
impoundment
d)
waste management
10.
In the "Wolves of Chernobyl" documentary you watched in class, what kind of rodent is credited with bringing back the famous water marshes in Ukraine?
a)
beavers
b)
field mice
c)
squirrels
d)
dormice
11.
In the "Wolves of Chernobyl" documentary you watched in class, name one country that borders Ukraine.
a)
Belarus
b)
Italy
c)
Lithuania
d)
Turkey
12.
In the "Wolves of Chernobyl" documentary you watched in class, they spoke often of a semi-major city near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The ornithologist did some of his bird research in this abandoned city as well.
a)
Pripyat
b)
Kiev
c)
Moscow
d)
Socchi
13.
What country are the most nuclear power plants being "planned" and "constructed" in on our planet?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
Germany
14.
In the spirit of February's most famous holiday, what is the name of this God?
a)
Cupid
b)
Zeus
c)
Taurus
d)
Mars
15.
At a nuclear power plant, these are referred to as __________________.
a)
cooling towers
b)
reactor towers
c)
smoke stacks
d)
vapor chambers
16.
What product does a nuclear power plant produce for its customers?
a)
electricity
b)
a turbine
c)
hot water
d)
steam
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