Explain the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. a. Middle East b. fission and fusion c. oil, natural gas, and coal d. magnetic fields and rotating turbines e. gasoline and plastics f. Asia g. uranium h. Chernobyl i. Europe j. deuterium and tritium ______ 1. fossil ______ 2. region with the most coal deposits ______ 3. electric generator ______ 4. site of world’s worst nuclear reactor accident ______ 5. nuclear energy ______ 6. used in a nuclear reaction ______ 7. made from petroleum ______ 8. region with the most oil deposits ______ 9. used in nuclear fusion ______10. region with the most natural gas deposits MULTIPLE CHOICE In the provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. ______11. Which of the following is not a main use of fuel? a. transportation c. heating and cooling buildings b. manufacturing d. cooking ______12. The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into a. electricity. c. uranium. b. magnetic fields. d. power plants. ______13. country uses the least amount of energy per person? a. Argentina c. United States b. Japan d. Canada ______14. Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located in a. Alaska, Minnesota, New York, and Texas. b. Alaska, California, Michigan, and Nevada. c. Texas, Colorado, New York, and the Gulf of Mexico. d. Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico ______15. Most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are made up of
a. oil. c. coal. b. natural gas. d. waste rock. ______16. oil is another name for a. fossil fuel. c. petroleum. b. natural gas. d. methane. ______ 17. Internal combustion engines release a. carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. b. nuclear waste into the atmosphere. c. iodized oil into the atmosphere. d. methane into the atmosphere. ______18. Oil production is still increasing, but it a. will start decreasing in the next year. b. is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past. c. will start decreasing in the next five years. d. is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. ______19. A large oil reserve a. was discovered in Morocco in the year 2000. b. has not been discovered in the past decade. c. has only been discovered in Saudi Arabia. d. will probably be discovered on the moon. ______20. Which of the following is not a consequence of using nuclear energy? a. production of electricity b. reduction in the use of fossil fuels c. a safer environment for humans d. release of less radioactivity into the atmosphere than burning coal ______21. Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are different because a. fusion releases no energy. b. fission is a consequence of fusion. c. nuclei unite during fusion and split during fission. d. fission does not produce nuclear waste. ______22. of the following is not true? a. Uranium-bearing rocks are in unlimited supply. b. Building and maintaining a safe reactor is very expensive. c. It is difficult to find a safe place to store nuclear waste. d. The fission process can get out of control. ______23. The most serious nuclear accident in the United States occurred at a. Chernobyl. c. Diablo Canyon. b. Yucca Mountain. d. Three Mile Island.