Nuclear Energy

Question 1

Which statement is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is difficult to responsibly dispose of nuclear waste products.

Question 2

Which statement about the waste materials from nuclear power plants is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The waste emits harmful radiation for a long time.

Question 3

What change of energy occurs between the steam generator and the turbine?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy.

Question 4

A benefit of using nuclear energy could be the abundance of uranium in nature. Which human risk about mining is the most important to consider?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the health hazards that are associated with uranium mining

Question 5

Consider the following statistic.As of January 2009, the USA has produced 60,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in 60 years of operating 104 nuclear power plants.On average, how much waste is produced by each plant on a monthly basis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

0.8 tons per month

Question 6

Which type of reaction occurs in the core of a nuclear reactor in a nuclear power plant?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Superscript 235 subscript 92 upper U plus superscript 1 subscript 0 n right arrow superscript 90 subscript 38 upper S r plus superscript 143 subscript 54 upper X e plus 3 superscript 1 subscript 0 n.

Question 7

What property of radioactive nuclear waste makes it so difficult to dispose of responsibly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It has a very long half-life.

Question 8

Which statement describes the function of control rods?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They control the rate of reactions.

Question 9

Which process occurs in a fission nuclear reactor?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Nuclei split apart.

Question 10

If each fission reaction in a nuclear reactor emits three neutrons, how many neutrons are produced from three fission reactions?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

nine

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