Miscellaneous
What is the time it takes for half of the material to become stable?
The process of splitting a heavy atomic nucleus into smaller, lighter nuclei to release vast amounts of energy.
What is fission?
This is the primary byproduct of a nuclear reactor that must be safely stored.
What is radioactive waste?
What element does the sun use during fusion?
What is hydrogen?
What does the E in E=mc^2 stand for?
What is energy?
What isotope of uranium is the primary fuel used for fission in most nuclear power plants?
What is Uranium-235?
Nuclear plants produce this kind of energy that produces little greenhouse gas.
What is clean energy?
A collision between a neutron and a heavy nucleus that causes a split.
What is a chain reaction?
This is the primary liquid or gas used to remove heat from the reactor core and prevent overheating.
What is water?
These are the common subatomic particles that make up the nucleus and are changed during nuclear decay.
What are Protons and Neutrons?
A chain reaction occurs when these subatomic particles hit and split millions of uranium atoms.
What are neutrons?
These are the three principal methods used to protect people from unnecessary radiation exposure.
What are Time, Distance, and Shielding?
This dense material is often used in walls, aprons, and blankets to shield against X-rays and gamma rays.
What is lead?
This term refers to the process of removing radioactive material from people or equipment.
What is decontamination?
This material is the most common shielding used to block alpha particles.
What is paper?
This part of the plant converts mechanical energy to electricity.
What is a generator/turbine?
What is the force which holds to nucleus together?
What is the strong force?
This happens to the water in the reactor to spin the turbines.
What is boiling/creating steam?
The site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine.
What is Chernobyl?
These are lowered into the core to absorb neutrons and control the chain reaction.
What are control rods?
If you start off with 16g of material, how much would you have left after 4 minutes.
Half Life: 1 minute
What is 1g?
This state of matter, a hot, charged gas of ions and electrons, is required for fusion to occur.
What is plasma?
The specific part of the nuclear power plant where the fission chain reaction occurs.
What is the reactor (or reactor core)?
In the famous equation E=mc^2 applied to nuclear reactions, this is what the 'm' stands for?
What is mass?
What type of atoms are used for fission?
What is heavy?