Nuclear Reactor — Questions and answers

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What amazing thing happened on December 2, 1942, at the University of Chicago?

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  1. The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was started. ✓
  2. A new university building was opened.
  3. The fastest car in the world was invented.
  4. A giant new telescope was built.

Answer: The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was started.

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What did scientists like Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, and Fritz Strassmann discover?

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  1. How to make electricity with magnets.
  2. The phenomenon of nuclear fission. ✓
  3. A new type of rocket fuel.
  4. How to grow giant plants.

Answer: The phenomenon of nuclear fission.

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Where was the famous physicist Enrico Fermi from?

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  1. The United States
  2. Italy ✓
  3. Germany
  4. France

Answer: Italy

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What were the cadmium control rods used for in the Chicago Pile-1?

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  1. To make the pile hotter.
  2. To absorb neutrons and control the reaction. ✓
  3. To create more uranium fuel.
  4. To make the pile light up.

Answer: To absorb neutrons and control the reaction.

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Besides making electricity, what is another way nuclear reactors are used?

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  1. To make cars run faster.
  2. To propel naval vessels like submarines. ✓
  3. To heat water for swimming pools.
  4. To create decorative lights.

Answer: To propel naval vessels like submarines.

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What is one big challenge mentioned about nuclear reactors?

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  1. They are too small to make much power.
  2. They can't be turned off once started.
  3. The safe disposal of long-lived radioactive waste. ✓
  4. They make too much noise.

Answer: The safe disposal of long-lived radioactive waste.

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