Power of the Atom

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Power of the Atom

• This is a product of Mr Essex a member of the
  science department of Dartford Technology College

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Question 7

• The atomic bomb was equivalent to 18000 tonnes of
  TNT it killed ?
• 7000 people
• 70000 people
• 700000 people
• 7000000 people

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Question 8

• The atomic reactor in power stations produces the
  heat to make?
• Sugar
• Sweets
• Steam
• Oil

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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

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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

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Question 11

• Einstein proposed his famous formula EMC2, what
  does the E stand for?
• Einstein
• Escape velocity
• Energy
• Extra-terrestrial

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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

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Question 13

• In suns the atomic reaction involves hydrogen
  nuclei fusing to form ?
• Argon
• Lithium
• Beryllium
• Helium

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Question 14

• One kilogram of uranium using fission produces
  how much compared with one kilogram of hydrogen
  using fusion?
• Half
• Quarter
• Eighth
• Sixteenth

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Question 15

• Static electricity is a build up of negatively
  charged particles called ?
• Protons
• Electrons
• Neutrons
• Negatron's

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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.

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Question 17

• The ridges from a burglars finger print can be
  lifted by an electrostatic machine?
• False
• True
• Never
• In the future

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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

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Question 19

• Which part of a nuclear power station is driven
  by pressurised steam ?
• The reactor core
• The heat exchanger
• The turbine
• The generator

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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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