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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei isfusionfissionhalf-lifegamma radiation
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleusfissionfusion
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This is an example of...Fission reactionFusion reactionDecomposition reactionDecay - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Where does fusion occur naturally?UnderwaterAll around usIn the radioactive wasteOn the sun
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?Helium and Hydrogen atomsHydrogen atomsHydrogen and Lithium atomsHydrogen and Carbon atoms
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.An example of an uncontrolled fission reaction is _______________Nuclear power plantsRadio active decayAtomic BombOn the surface of the sun
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Do all stars make energy through fusion?YesNoJust our sunOnly large stars
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is a benefit of nuclear fission?The ability to absorb energyThe ability to release tremendous amounts of energyThe ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusionThere are no beneficial aspects of nuclear fission
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The major drawback to nuclear fission reactors is the difficulty of achieving safe disposal of radioactive waste products.truefalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.One disadvantage of nuclear energy is ___.it is a fossil fuelit leaves behind radioactive wasteit emits large amounts of pollution into the atmospherethere are no disadvantages