Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Vocabulary
Sources of Energy
Chain Reactions
100
nucleus splits
What is nuclear fission?
100
2 or more nuclei fused together
What is nuclear fusion
100
The process in which a large nucleus splits into 2 smaller nuclei with the release of energy
Nuclear Fission?
100
80% of the electrical energy used in the United states
What is fossil fuel?
100
A series of reactions
What is a chain reaction?
200
can undergo fission natrually
What is uranium
200
What happens to the positively charged nuclei for fusion to occur?
overcome repulsion
200
the process in which 2 or more nuclei with small masses join together or fuse to form a larger nucleus
Nuclear fusion?
200
20% of the electrical energy used in the united states
What is nuclear power?
200
What is the benefit of nuclear chain reactions?
more energy
300
can be changed into energy
What is matter?
300
What is the temperature that fusion can occur?
180000032 F
300
A continuous series of nuclear fission reactions
Nuclear chain reaction?
300
What is a source of energy that is not yet possible?
energy from fusion
300
How much energy is released in uncontrolled chain reactions?
large amounts of energy
400
How can atoms be made to undergo fission?
hitting atoms with nutrons
400
What is needed to generate fusion in other homes
high temperatures and lots of money are needed
400
To join together
Fuse
400
What are advantages of fusion energy?
less accident prone, less waste, more energy
400
an example of an uncontrolled chain reaction
What is an atomic bomb?
500
What is the amount of energy released when a single nucleus splits?
small amount of energy
500
What material on earth can hold plasma?
no material on earth
500
The state of matter in which electrons have been removed from atoms
Plasma?
500
Oceans and lakesWhat has enough fuel to supply the Earth for millions of years in fusion energy?
Oceans and lakes
500
an example of an controlled chain reaction
What is a nuclear power plant?
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