AQA GCSE Physics Unit 2.7

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True or false? Nuclear fission is caused by firing a neutron at a fissionable nucleus.

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What is enriched uranium?

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Which of these roles does water perform in a nuclear reactor?

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Which part of the nuclear fission reactor is made out of boron?

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Which type of nuclear reaction takes place in stars?

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True or false? Two protons fuse to produce "heavy helium".

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True or false? In a fusion reactor, the temperature must be very high to overcome forces of reaction and the plasma must be contained in a magnetic field.

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What is the reaction product of fusion of hydrogen?

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What type of radiation is radon gas a source of?

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Where was there a nuclear accident in 1986?

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How can workers reduce their radiation dose?

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When was the Big Bang?

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What name do we give a large cluster of stars?

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True or false? The "Dark Age" of the universe began when the universe became transparent.

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True or false? A protostar is a star that is at the end of its life cycle.

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Which stages would you expect a star to go through if it were a small main sequence star?

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Which stages would you expect a star to go through if it were a large main sequence star?

Twenty questions on the seventh section of Unit 2 in AQA GCSE Physics: Energy from the nucleus.

AQA GCSE Physics Unit 2.7

True or false? Nuclear fission is caused by firing a neutron at a fissionable nucleus.

What is enriched uranium?

Which of these roles does water perform in a nuclear reactor?

Which part of the nuclear fission reactor is made out of boron?

Which type of nuclear reaction takes place in stars?

True or false? Two protons fuse to produce "heavy helium".

True or false? In a fusion reactor, the temperature must be very high to overcome forces of reaction and the plasma must be contained in a magnetic field.

What is the reaction product of fusion of hydrogen?

What type of radiation is radon gas a source of?

Where was there a nuclear accident in 1986?

How can workers reduce their radiation dose?

When was the Big Bang?

What name do we give a large cluster of stars?

True or false? The "Dark Age" of the universe began when the universe became transparent.

True or false? A protostar is a star that is at the end of its life cycle.

Which stages would you expect a star to go through if it were a small main sequence star?

Which stages would you expect a star to go through if it were a large main sequence star?

What is the heaviest element that can be formed by nuclear fusion?

True or false? Heavy elements such as lead are formed during supernovae.

True or false? The heaviest naturally-occurring element is mendelevium.