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Nuclear Power

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ are fuels for nuclear power

a)

Uranium

b)

Plutonium

c)

Coal

d)

Oil/Gas

2.

What is the life span for a modern nuclear power plant?

a)

10-20 years

b)

100 yr +

c)

up to 60 yr

d)

60-90 yrs

3.

What force keeps the components of an atom together?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Weak Force

d)

Strong Force

4.

How much equivalent energy (in coal) is produced by a single pellet of uranium ?

a)

100 Tons of Coal

b)

10 Tons of Coal

c)

25 Tons of Coal

d)

1000 Tons of Coal

5.

Which situations is a result of gravity?

a)

Apple falling from a tree

b)

Nuclear Fission

c)

Nuclear Fusion

d)

Bar magnets attracting one another

6.

Which are the 4 fundamental forces of nature?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Electro-magnetic

c)

Weak force

d)

Strong force

7.

A fission reaction starts when _________

a)

A neutron collides with a nucleus

b)

2 Nucleus collides with one another

c)

2 Neutrons collide with one another

d)

2 Neutrons collide with a single nucleus

8.

What is required for nuclear fission to be maintained ?

a)

For each neutron, nucleus collision one neutron is produced on average.

b)

For each neutron-nucleus collision less than one neutron is produced

c)

For each neutron-nucleus collision more than one neutron is produced

9.

What is the main advantage of using nuclear power over coal power?

a)

We get a higher energy density (more energy /kg)

b)

It is safer compared to coal

c)

Renewable

d)

All of the above

10.

The components of an atom are?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Bosons