Nuclear Reactions
What is the process where a heavy nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei, releasing energy?
What is nuclear fission
What is the most common isotope of Uranium found in nature?
What is Uranium-238
What is the main fuel used in most nuclear reactors?
What is Uranium-235
What state of matter is needed for nuclear fusion to occur?
What is plasma
What is the fourth state of matter?
What is plasma
Put these social influencers in order from most to least in terms of followers
Charli D'Amelio, Addison Rae, Khaby Lame, Mr. Beast, Bella Porch, Zach King
Khaby Lame (@khaby.lame) – 162.4 million followers
Charli D'Amelio (@charlidamelio) – 157.4 million followers
MrBeast (@mrbeast) – 115 million followers
Bella Poarch (@bellapoarch) – 94.1 million followers
Addison Rae (@addisonre) – 88.5 million followers
Zach King (@zachking) – 82.1 million followers
I am always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?
The Future
What is the process where small nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus?
What is nuclear fusion?
Which isotope of Uranium is fissile and used in nuclear reactors?
What is Uranium-235
What part of the nuclear reactor slows down neutrons?
What is the moderator
What element is most commonly fused in the Sun?
What is hydrogen
What makes plasma different from a gas?
What is it is ionized and electrically conductive
In Breaking Bad, what is Walter White’s alias?
Heisenberg
I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
The letter "E"
What subatomic particles are typically involved in nuclear reactions?
What are protons and neutrons
What is the neutron number of Uranium-238?
What is 146
What material is commonly used as a neutron-absorbing control rod?
What is boron
What force prevents fusion from occurring unless extreme temperatures are reached?
What is electrostatic repulsion
What device is used to confine plasma using magnetic fields?
What is a tokamak
Which video game became the most downloaded mobile game of all time in 2020?
I exist only when there is light, but direct light kills me. What am I?
A shadow
What is the name for the self-sustaining sequence of nuclear reactions?
What is a nuclear chain reaction
What process increases the percentage of U-235 in a sample?
What is uranium enrichment
What could happen if a nuclear reactor core overheats uncontrollably?
What is a nuclear meltdown
Swap scores with another team
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Why can plasma be controlled using electric and magnetic fields?
What is because the charged particles respond to electromagnetic forces
Which country is home to the most volcanoes?
Indonesia (130 active volcanoes)
What has four fingers and a thumb, but is not alive?
A glove 🧤
What type of reaction can produce elements heavier than iron?
What is supernova nucleosynthesis
What organization monitors and controls enriched uranium supplies?
What is the International Atomic Energy Agency
What happens when control rods are fully inserted into the reactor?
What is the fission reaction slows down or stops
What process in stars creates elements up to iron?
What is stellar nucleosynthesis
How do new stars and planets form after a supernova?
What is from gas and dust left behind
In what year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, and twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?
A dice 🎲
What particles, nearly massless and neutral, are always produced in nuclear reactions?
What are neutrinos
What isotope can be formed from U-238 that is also fissile?
What is Plutonium-239
What prevents radiation from escaping a nuclear reactor?
What is a thick concrete layer
What is the term for the rapid fusion of elements during a star's death?
What is supernova nucleosynthesis
What is the final fate of a very massive star after it undergoes a supernova?
What is a black hole or neutron star
What was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie?
Iron Man
You bury me when I’m alive, and dig me up when I’m dead. What am I?
A plant
What is the term for a material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction?
What is fissile material?
What is the half-life of Uranium-238?
What is 4.468 billion years
What is used to convert nuclear heat energy into mechanical energy?
What is steam turbines
What is released in fusion reactions when some mass is lost?
What is energy
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What was the first TikTok video to reach 1 billion views?
What is Zach King's "Magic Broomstick" illusion?
A man looks at a painting and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?
His son