
What is the advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear fission ?
Important Questions on Sources of Energy

Explain with diagram step-by-step energy conversion in Nuclear Power Plant.



Give scientific reason: It is absolutely necessary to control the fission reaction in nuclear power plants.

Which type/types of power generation involve the maximum number of steps of energy conversion? In which power generation is the number minimum?



Explain with diagram step-by-step energy conversion in
Thermal power plant

Other than a thermal power plant, which power plants use thermal energy for power generation? In what different ways is the thermal energy obtained?



Which fuel is used in thermal power plant? What are the problems associated with this type of power generation?

Write one use of wind energy
(a) in the past
(b) at present.

Out of two elements and with mass number and respectively which one is suitable for making
(a) a nuclear reactor
(b) a hydrogen bomb
Name the nuclear reaction involved in each case. Write one difference between the two types of nuclear reactions.

Solve the following crossword puzzle:
a. Maximum energy generation in India is done using _____ energy.
b. _____ energy is a renewable source of energy.
c. Solar energy can be called _____ energy.
d. _____ energy of wind is used in windmills.
e. _____ energy of water in dams is used for generation of electricity.


(a) Name the elements which can be used for generation of electricity in nuclear power plants.
(b) Why many nuclear power plants could not be installed in our country? Give two reasons.

Remake the table taking into account the relation between entries in three columns.
I | II | III |
Coal | Potential energy | Wind electricity plant |
Uranium | Kinetic energy | Hydroelectric plant |
Water Reservoir | Nuclear energy | Thermal plant |
Wind | Thermal Energy | Nuclear power plant |


