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Nuclear/Chemical Engineering Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Nuclear Engineering?

a)

The study of nuclear energy and radiation

b)

The study and application of equipment

c)

The study of physical machines that may involve force and movement

d)

The study of the naturally built environment

2.

What is the main difference between nuclear and chemical reactions?

a)
  • Chemical reactions involve the nucleus, while nuclear reactions involve electrons

b)
  • Nuclear reactions involve the nucleus, while chemical reactions involve electrons

c)

Both involve only protons and neutrons

d)
  • Both involve only electrons and protons.

3.

What is the main use of nuclear reactors in power plants?

a)
  • To create electricity

b)
  • To produce medicine

c)
  • To mine metals

d)

To make plastics

4.

What is a common fuel used in nuclear reactors?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Uranium

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

5.

Nuclear Power is dangerous to humans

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which particle in an atom is most involved in chemical reactions?

a)

Neutron

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

The Nucleus

7.

Which university holds the nation’s longest operating reactor? (hint it is very close to where we live)

a)

Penn State

b)

MIT

c)

Harvard

d)

Cornell

8.
The is the energy due to the splitting of atoms. 
a)
nuclear 
b)
chemical 
c)
mechanical 
d)
sound 
9.

Which metal are we going to use today to make a battery? (88% this metal)

a)

Copper

b)

Brass

c)

Iron

d)

Beryllium

10.

What is one advantage of nuclear energy?

a)

It produces a lot of air pollution

b)
  • It produces large amounts of greenhouse gases

c)
  • It generates a large amount of energy with little fuel

d)
  • It relies on fossil fuels