Which process releases energy from radioactive materials to produce nuclear power?
A) Nuclear fission
B) Nuclear fusion
C) Gasification
D) Nuclear bombardment
Q. 2 - The nuclear power plant in ________, Japan, suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident in 2011, consisting of a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and releases of radioactive material.
A) Chernobyl
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Fukushima
D) Manilla
Q. 3 - Where is the world's largest tidal electricity power plant?
A) The California coast north of San Francisco
B) Annapolis River estuary, Maryland
C) Murmansk, Russia
D) The mouth of the Rance River in Brittany, France
Q. 4 - Which form of renewable energy is produced by power plants in Iceland, accounting for 66 percent of Iceland's primary energy use?
A) Hydroelectric power
B) Solar power
C) Tidal energy
D) Geothermal power
Q. 5 - Where was the first large-scale commercial geothermal electrical facility in the United States, built in 1960?
A) The Geysers, California
B) Oak Ridge, Tennessee
C) Hot Springs, Arkansas
D) Mammoth Lake, California