Power of the Atom
This is a product of Mr Essex a member of the science department of Dartford
Technology College
Question 1
• When a neutron hits a Uranium atom it is split into two elements releasing 3 more neutrons. The two new elements formed are ?
• Krypton and Barium
• Krypton and Beryllium
• Krypton and Boron
• Krypton and Bromine
Question 2
• From Q 1; This in turn causes three more Uranium atoms to split into Barium and Krypton and also release 3 neutrons each this is the start of a ?
• Domino rally
• Chain reaction
• Knock on reaction
• Radioactive rally
Question 3
• In nuclear power plants the Chain reaction produces lots of energy and is kept safe using ?
• Control rods
• Control spheres
• Damping field
• Damping spheres
Question 4
• Radio active isotopes are often used in hospitals. What do they use Carbon-13 for ?
• To check a patients thyroid gland.
• To see brain activity.
• To kill cancer cells.
• To see broken bones.
Question 5
• Uranium can start a chain reaction and without control rods it runs away to produce?
• Safe atomic power.
• Unsafe atomic power.
• Nuclear bomb
• TNT explosive
Question 6
• An atomic bomb was dropped on a city in Japan on the 6th August 1945 during the second world war. The city is called ?
• Hirohito
• Hiroshima
• Hiragana
• Hilo
Question 7
• The atomic bomb was equivalent to 18000 tonnes of TNT it killed ?
• 7000 people
• 70000 people
• 700000 people
• 7000000 people
Question 8
• The atomic reactor in power stations produces the heat to make?
• Sugar
• Sweets
• Steam
• Oil
Question 9
• Nuclear power station produce three levels of waste, one of which is HLW ?
• Hollow layer waste
• Highest layer waste
• Hollow level waste
• High level waste
Question 10
• What are the other two types of waste from nuclear reactors?
• ILW and LLW
• LLW and MLW
• MLW and ILW
• MLW and SLW
Question 11
• Einstein proposed his famous formula E=MC2, what does the E stand for?
• Einstein
• Escape velocity
• Energy
• Extra-terrestrial
Question 12• On Earth atomic reactions are called
fission reactions this means a large element is split into a smaller on. However stars produce energy by joining smaller elements this is called?
• Reverse fission• Joining• Fusion• Anti-matter
Question 13
• In suns the atomic reaction involves hydrogen nuclei fusing to form ?
• Argon
• Lithium
• Beryllium
• Helium
Question 14
• One kilogram of uranium using fission produces how much compared with one kilogram of hydrogen using fusion?
• Half
• Quarter
• Eighth
• Sixteenth
Question 15
• Static electricity is a build up of negatively charged particles called ?
• Protons
• Electrons
• Neutrons
• Negatron's
Question 16• How do we prevent an explosion when
filling an aircraft with fuel?
• A bonded Earth lead between the fuel tanker and the aircraft.
• Only use plastic pipes between the Fuel tanker and aircraft.
• Never fill an aircraft with fuel on the ground.
• No problem to worry about.
Question 17
• The ridges from a burglars finger print can be lifted by an electrostatic machine?
• False
• True
• Never
• In the future
Question 18
• During normal operation, one of the following would not be found in the core of a nuclear reactor ?
• Fuel rods
• Control rods
• Flames
• Superheated water
Question 19
• Which part of a nuclear power station is driven by pressurised steam ?
• The reactor core
• The heat exchanger
• The turbine
• The generator
Question 20
• Which of the following machines does not rely on static electricity to work?
• A laser printer
• A finger print machine
• A Van der Graff generator
• A cold fusion reactor
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