Generation of Electricity and Nuclear Waste Disposal

Name: …………………………………………………….

Generation of electricity and nuclear waste disposal

1. Electricity is produced from other types of energy.

For this reason electricity is called a ………………………. energy source

2. Write down FOUR appliances that use electricity in your house.

(a) …………………………………….. (b) ……………………………………..

3. What are the missing words in the diagram of energy generation shown in Figure 1?

(a) …………………………………… (b) ……………………………………

(e) ……………………………………

4. What is the efficiency of the coal fired power station shown in Figure 2?

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6. Write down THREE possible sources of renewable energy that could be used to generate electricity.

(a) …………………………………… (b) ……………………………………

7. What is the gas that is emitted into the atmosphere from a power station that burns a carbon-based fuel?

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8. A nuclear fuel is one which produces energy by changes in the ……………………… of an atom.

9. What is the name given to the process of splitting a large nucleus such as uranium into two smaller parts?

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10. What are the particles used to bombard the uranium nucleus in the process described in

question 9? ………………………………………………………

11. The diagram in Figure 3 shows a nuclear ………………………………………

12. What are the three parts of the nuclear reactor marked (a), (b) and (c) in Figure 4?

(a) ………………..…………..

(b) ………………..…………..

13. What are the three categories of radioactive waste?

(a) …………………………………….……………………

(b) …………………………………………….……………

14. Give a possible way of disposing of ONE of the types of waste mentioned in question 13.

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15. Write down some of the factors to be considered when choosing the site for building , running and decommissioning a nuclear power station.

(a) choosing the site …………………………………………………………

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(b) running …………………………………………………………

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