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  • What spins the turbine in a nuclear power plant?
    Water waves
    Smoke
    Wind
    Steam
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Nuclear power plants produce electricity without burning fossil fuels.
    True!
  • TRUE OR FALSE: All nuclear waste can be recycled easily.
    FALSE - only some parts can be reprocessed; much of it must be stored safely.
  • Which of these is a challenge of nuclear power?
    Producing lots of smoke.
    Running out of uranium quickly.
    Handling radioactive waste.
    Releasing harmful chemicals into the air.
  • Which of these is not part of a nuclear power plant?
    Solar panels
    Turbine
    Reactor
    Generator
  • What type of atoms are split to power a nuclear reactor?
    Uranium.
    Mercury.
    Oxygen.
    Radium.
  • Name one way that nuclear waste is managed.
    buried in landfills, incinerated, stored in strong containers, stored in cement and buried, stored underwater, melted to form glass blocks.
  • What part of a nuclear power plant generates electricity?
    Generator
    Turbine
    Cooling tower.
    Reactor
  • High-level nuclear waste must be stored for:
    A century.
    A few years.
    Thousands of years.
    A few days.
  • TRUE OR FALSE: The cooling tower releases dangerous radiation into the air.
    FALSE - it only releases steam.
  • In a nuclear power plant, what does the reactor produce that turns the turbine?
    Steam
    Light
    Uranium
    Water
  • What is Fission?
    A radioactive element.
    A nuclear power plant.
    When a big, heavy atom is split into two smaller atoms.
    When two tiny atoms smash together to form a bigger atom.
  • Which of the following statements about nuclear energy is TRUE?
    It creates no harmful waste.
    It is clean and releases no greenhouse gases.
    There are never any incidents involving nuclear power.
    It's the only way to produce electricity.
  • Which of the following uses fission?
    Nuclear power plants.
    The sun.
    Skiing.
    Hydrogen bombs.
  • Which of these is an advantage of nuclear power?
    No safety risks.
    Easy waste disposal
    Produces no greenhouse gases during operation
    Unlimited free fuel.
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Nuclear power plants work in a similar way to coal power plants, except the heat comes from fission instead of burning fuel.
    True!
  • Which of the following is NOT a method of nuclear waste management?
    Burying it.
    Feeding it to farm animals.
    Storing it in steel drums underground.
    Incinerating (burning) it.
  • Why is nuclear waste dangerous?
    It remains radioactive for thousands of years
    It is heavy and very hard to move.
    It is very hot.
    It causes earthquakes.
  • What is fusion?
    When a big, heavy atom is split into two smaller atoms.
    A method of nuclear waste management.
    When two tiny atoms smash together to form a bigger atom.
    A radioactive element.
  • Which of the following uses fusion?
    Skateboarding.
    Nuclear power plants.
    Atomic bombs.
    The sun.
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