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Pros and Cons of Nuclear energy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "PRO" mean?

a)

an advantage

b)

a disadvantage

2.

What does "CON" mean?

a)

an advantage

b)

a disadvantage

3.

What is a PRO about nuclear energy?

a)

It does not cause air pollution.

b)

It is very safe and stable.

4.

What is a PRO about nuclear energy?

a)

The amount of energy produced far excess what is produced using fossil fuels.

b)

It is very safe and stable

c)

Both of these are true

5.

Which statement is true?

a)

Both fossil fuels and nuclear energy do not generate hazardous waste

b)

More carbon dioxide will be generated by fossil fuels than by nuclear energy.

c)

Nuclear power plants are safer to work than coal fired plants

6.

What is a CON about nuclear energy?

a)

It causes global warming

b)

It generates hazardous waste that can get people sick

c)

Both of these are true

7.

Which of the following is a CON about nuclear energy?

a)

It may cause hazardous accidents

b)

It enables some countries to make atomic weapons

c)

Both of these are true

8.

What is the economic disadvantage of nuclear energy?

a)

Nuclear energy will not be influenced by the fluctuating prices of fossil fuels.

b)

They are very expensive to build and maintain.

9.
Alternative sources of energy include...
a)
Solar Power
b)
Wind Power
c)
Hydropower
d)
All of the above
10.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
11.
All of the following are problems of nuclear energy except ---
a)
storage of radioactive fuel
b)
air pollution
c)
security concerns
d)
natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)
12.
What was the name of the city impacted by a nuclear meltdown disaster?
a)
Mexico city
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chernobyl
13.
Nuclear energy is made from:
a)
carbon
b)
coal
c)
uranium or plutonium
d)
hydrogen 
14.
Nuclear energy creates:
a)
a large amount of energy
b)
a small amount of energy
c)
a medium amount of energy
15.
One important issue with nuclear energy is the fear of:
a)
rising prices
b)
carbon emissions
c)
not enough energy production
d)
nuclear contamination
16.
Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima were all places where:
a)
nuclear accidents occured
b)
successful coal mining occurs
c)
carbon emissions are bad
d)
nuclear plants are operating
17.
Which one does nuclear energy contribute to:
a)
climate change
b)
carbon emissions
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
being emission free