Question

Match each description with its correct term (nuclear fission or nuclear fusion).a.) Occurs in stars, such as the Sun.b.) When a large, heavy nucleus splits into smaller, lighter nuclei.c.) Requires VERY high temperatures to get the reaction started.d.) When two smaller, lighter nuclei combine to make one larger, heavier nucleus.e.) May be a potential source of electricity for the future.f.) Occurs in nuclear power plants (by bombarding U-235 with a neutron) to generate electricity.g.) pictureh.) picture1.Nuclear fission2.Nuclear fusion

Answer 1

Both fusion and fission processes are a great energy sources, since they release a lot of energy when it happens, the difference is that when we have Fission, the atom is being splitted into two lighter atoms with lighter nuclei, on the other hand Fusion is when we put together two lighter atoms to have a new one, releasing an enormous amount of energy that can also be felt as heat.

A) Nuclear Fusion, the sun ins constantly putting together hydrogen atoms and making helium atoms, and also releasing a huge amount of energy that we feel here on earth

B) Nuclear Fission, as I already explained before

C) Nuclear Fusion, this process requires an incredible amount of energy to occur, but also release a lot of energy

D) Nuclear Fusion

E) Nuclear Fusion, there are countries doing research into this topic in order to generate usable energy from it

F) Nuclear Fission, nowadays powerplants only use fission

G) Nuclear Fission

H) Nuclear Fusion