Worksheets17.4 Study Set
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the capitalized word/phrase to make the statement true. The reaction that drives the release of nuclear energy in power plants is nuclear FUSION.
(a)
Nuclear waster is difficult to dispose of because it is (a) .
Generating energy from nuclear fusion is not yet feasible because the reaction requires an extremely high (a) .
In nuclear fission, nuclear energy is converter to (a) energy.
In a nuclear meltdown, the nuclear chain reaction becomes uncontrolled and so much heat is produced that the (a) melt.
alpha particle
helium nucleus
beta particle
a nuclear electron
gamma radiation
electromagnetic radiation
neutron
a subatomic particle with no charge
positron
an electrons twin with a positive charge
Created by joining two hydrogen atoms to create helium (a)
