Title: Nuclear Energy Quick-Check

Nuclear Energy Multiple Choice

Q: Nuclear Energy is still a prominent primary energy source mainly used for:
- Electricity production (correct)
- Heat Production
- Gas Production

Nuclear Energy - Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the missing words

Q: Nuclear power plants operate under the same principle as [...] powerplants - that is, they operate under a [...] cycle.

Instead of burning coal to create steam, a [...] is used to heat and boil water.

Heat is released during a nuclear reaction called [...].
A: coal/steam; steam; nuclear reactor; nuclear fission/fission

Nuclear Energy - Single Choice Set

Q: Nuclear Fission is
- the process when an atom splits into two (correct)
- the process when two nuclei combine to form one
- the process when high energy atoms are accelerated

Q: During fission, the nuclear fuel is
- bombarded with neutrons, and eventually a neutron is absorbed by the fuel forming an excited state. The nucleus then splits into two fragments, the combined mass of which are less than the initial nucleus mass of the excited state. (correct)
- bombarded with neutrons, and eventually a neutron is rejected by the fuel forming an excited state. The nucleus then splits into two fragments, the combined mass of which are more than the initial nucleus mass of the excited state.

Nuclear Fission - True/False Question

Q: During fission, mass is converted to energy.
A: true