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STEELE
STEELE--NUCLEAR & CHEMICAL ENERGY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy conversion related to the sun | FUSION |
| TODAY'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS CONVERT ENERGY BY | FISSION |
| ONE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF NUCLEAR POWER | RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LEAKS |
| ONE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF NUCLEAR POWER | COSTLY |
| ONE POSITIVE ASPECT OF NUCLEAR POWER | CLEAN |
| ONE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF FOSSIL FUELS | POLLUTES |
| ONE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF FOSSIL FUELS | NON-RENEWABLE |
| ONE POSITIVE ASPECT OF FOSSIL FUELS | EASY TO FIND |
| WHERE IS CHEMICAL ENERGY STORED | CHEMICAL BONDS |
| WHAT ABSORBS ENERGY FROM A CHEMICAL BOND | ENDOTHERMIC |
| WHAT RELEASES ENERGY FROM A CHEMICAL BOND | EXOTHERMIC |
| NAME ORDER OF ENERGY IN NUCLEAR REACTOR | HEAT (THERNMAL), STEAM (MECHANICAL),GENERATOR, ELECTRICITY |
| WHAT SPINS THE TURBINE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR | STEAM |
| WHAT DOES A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BEGIN WITH | ONE FREE NEUTRON |
| HOW MANY NEUTRONS ARE FORMED AFTER ONE NEUTRON SPLITS | THREE FREE NEUTRONS |
| WHAT CAUSES THE ENERGY BURST THAT PRODUCES 3 FREE NEUTRONS | SPLITTING OF ATOMS (FISSION) |
| WHAT DO WE CALL THE CONTINUAL SPLITTING OF FREE NEUTRON | CHAIN REACTION |