Glencoe Physical Science

Chapter 9: Energy Sources

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
In a nuclear power plant, what process releases energy that can be converted to electricity?
A)nuclear fusion
B)nuclear fission
C)nuclear combustion
D)particle acceleration
2
In what part of a nuclear reactor does fission occur?
A)coolant
B)turbine
C)generator
D)core
3
How much of the electricity produced in the United States comes from nuclear power plants?
A)5 percent
B)50 percent
C)75 percent
D)20 percent
4
Which of the following statements about nuclear power is true?
A)Nuclear power plants produce large amounts of carbon dioxide.
B)Nuclear fission produces no air pollution.
C)Water used as a coolant in the reactor core can be quickly and safely released into nearby streams and rivers.
D)No hazardous waste products are generated.
5
Which of the following is true of nuclear fuel?
A)It is easily obtained without risk to the environment.
B)It must be kept away from the reactor core.
C)It is usually plutonium oxide.
D)It must have nuclei that can undergo fission.
6
How much coal would have to be burned to release the same amount of energy as one kilogram of uranium that undergoes nuclear fission?
A)300 kg
B)3,000 kg
C)3 kg
D)3,000,000 kg
7
__________ is the joining together of small nuclei at high temperatures.
A)Nuclear fission
B)Thermonuclear fusion
C)Chain reaction
D)Hydrogen production
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