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What is the reactor vessel in a nuclear power plant?
The part of the nuclear reactor in which nuclear fission occurs
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What is an advantage of nuclear power?
It does not produce air pollution because no fuels are burned.
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What is geothermal energy?
Intense heat from Earth's interior that warms the magma
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How do nuclear power plants produce electricity?
Nuclear fission occurs in fuel rods; water is heated and produces steam; the steam turns turbines; the turbines are connected to generators
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What is passive solar heating?
Light is converted to heat which is distributed without pumps or fans. It is how a car heats up on a hot day.
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How does water produce electricity?
Water flows through a dam and turns a turbine which is connected to a generator
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What are disadvantages of geothermal energy?
There are only a few places where Earth's crust is thin enough for magma to come close to the surface; drilling deep wells is expensive
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What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
Dams prevent some species of fish from breeding and can damage aquatic habitats.
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What part of the reactor vessel contains rods of radioactive uranium?
Fuel rods
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What are two examples of renewable energy?
Sunlight, water, wind, biomass fuels, and geothermal energy
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What is a disadvantage of nuclear power?
The process can be dangerous and cause explosions; wastes can be dangerous if disposed of improperly
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What was probably the first fuel ever used for heat and light?
Wood
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What is an electric car?
A car that runs entirely on batteries
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