Rising greenhouse gases. Climate change. Rising energy costs. Declining fossil fuels reserves. With the arguments against fossil fuels continuing to pile up it is no wonder people have latched onto nuclear power as an attractive solution....
1. What is nuclear fission? ________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is nuclear fusion? ________________________________________________________________________________
3. What happens when the energy from splitting an atom is released all at once? _____________________________________
4. What element is used in nuclear power plants as fuel? ________________________________________________________
5. What dangerous byproduct is produced by nuclear power plants? _______________________________________________
6. Describe THREE benefits of using nuclear power: ___________________________________________________________, _____________________________________________________, and __________________________________________
7. What is the function of the cooling towers of the nuclear reactor shown below? _____________________________________
