How Well Do You Understand Nuclear Energy?:

No. 1 / 8

What's the name of the process in which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing energy and neutrons?

Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Nuclear decay Nuclear transmutation

No. 2 / 8

What's the name of the device that controls the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor by absorbing excess neutrons?

Moderator Coolant Control rod Fuel rod

No. 3 / 8

What's the name of the unit that measures the amount of radiation absorbed by a material or a living organism?

Becquerel Curie Gray Sievert

No. 4 / 8

What's the term for an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction causing rapid temperature and pressure rise?

Nuclear meltdown Nuclear explosion Nuclear runaway Nuclear criticality

No. 5 / 8

What treaty aims to prevent nuclear weapon spread and promote peaceful nuclear energy use?

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Treaty on Open Skies (OS)

No. 6 / 8

What Ukrainian nuclear plant, catastrophically damaged in 1986, released vast radioactive material, causing widespread environmental contamination?

Chernobyl Fukushima Three Mile Island Kyshtym

No. 7 / 8

What's the project's name that created WWII's first atomic bombs, led by the US with UK and Canada?

Manhattan Project Trinity Project Enola Gay Project Little Boy Project

No. 8 / 8

What's the name of process in which two light nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus?