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How Well Do You Understand Nuclear Energy?:
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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
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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
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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
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What's the term for an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction causing rapid temperature and pressure rise?
Nuclear meltdown
Nuclear explosion
Nuclear runaway
Nuclear criticality
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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)
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What Ukrainian nuclear plant, catastrophically damaged in 1986, released vast radioactive material, causing widespread environmental contamination?
Chernobyl
Fukushima
Three Mile Island
Kyshtym
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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
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What's the name of process in which two light nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus?
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear decay
Nuclear transmutation
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