ENV 3120 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nuclear Fission, Tidal Power, Atomic Nucleus
6 Aug 2019
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What are the 3 types of tidal power set ups? tidal barrages, fences, and turbines. What is an advantage and disadvantage of tidal power? advantage: predictable disadvantage: cycle doesn"t always match consumption pattern. What is nuclear energy? the energy contained in the nucleus of an atom. How is nuclear energy obtained? through fission or fusion. What is fission? the splitting of atoms which releases heat (uranium, plutonium, thorium) Where does this occur when atomic nuclei collide to form a new atomic nucleus. 1 000 000 times more energy per atom. What is the health concern of nuclear power plants? radioactive waste (spent uranium remains radioactive for thousands of years) Uranium nuclei would split into fragments when bombarded with neutrons. What is the energy flow in nuclear fission? nuclear kinetic (fragments) thermal kinetic (generator) electrical. What does the formal e=mc^2 tell you? that mass can be converted directly into energy.
