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WorksheetsThree miles island
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where is Three Mile Island located?
Florida
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
What is the nuclear reaction called that generates heat for a power plant?
Chemical
Organic
Collision
Fission
What is it that makes nuclear power potentially dangerous?
Fossil fuels
Smoke pollution
Chemicals that are dumped in the river
Radiation
Authorities believe that the accident at Three Mile Island had little effect on the environment.
True
False
Around how much of the electrical energy used in the United States is generated by nuclear power plants?
1%
5%
10%
20%
What is it called when a nuclear reactor core is damaged from overheating?
Meltdown
Crash
Nuclear fallout
Fission
What happened to cause the reactor to fail?
A temperature sensor was broken
It was bombed
A valve was stuck open
There was a nuclear explosion
Three Mile Island is considered the worst nuclear disaster in world history.
True
False
What happened as a result of the Three Mile Island accident?
New regulations were put in place to make nuclear power safer
Nuclear power was outlawed
The construction of nuclear plants increased
None of the above
When was the accident?
March 28, 1979
May 28, 1979
March 28, 1978
May 28, 1978
