WorksheetsAP Environmental Science Nuclear Energy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Nuclear power plants rely on which of the following reactions to generate energy?
Fusion
Half-life
Fission
Fusion or fission
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
steel
coal
uranium
hydrogen
The time needed for half of a radioactive sample to decay is called its __________.
decay period
period
transmutation time
half-life
What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?
Control Rods
Moderator
Containment building
Reactor Vessel
Three Mile Island differed from Chernobyl and Fukushima because...
It wasn't a complete meltdown
The core melted down
Radiation was released
Many people died
Which of the following is considered the worst nuclear disaster ever?
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
The Three Mile Island Partial Meltdown
The bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Nuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.
wind
water
steam
solar
Energy is stored in the ___ of an atom.
proton
neutron
electron cloud
nucleus
What process does the Sun go through in order to produce limitless energy for billions of years?
Fusion
Fission
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Isotopic implosion
Which of the following are often-cited reasons as the downsides, or "costs" of nuclear energy?
long construction periods
dependent on mining a finite resource (uranium)
lots of safety concerns
challenges with waste storage/management
all of the above
Nuclear energy is often cited as a partial solution to our energy emissions problems. Which of the following is NOT a reason given to support that concept?
low carbon emissions during operation
low ecological footprint
lessen the effects of climate change
lessen the cost of electricity
minimizes risk to surrounding populations
Of the three most pre-eminent nuclear disasters known around the world, what was the common theme across the failed systems?
Failure of cooling systems
Explosion from fission
Earthquakes and tsunamis
Deaths from radiation
Nuclear power is a critical part of our energy future because it supplies fuel and sources of power beyond our electricity needs.
True
False
