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Earn 100

What is the advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear fission ?

Important Questions on Sources of Energy

MEDIUM
What are the various fuels which are used to generate electricity in a thermal power plant?
HARD

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

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Name one fuel used in nuclear reactor.
MEDIUM
The fuel which is not used at thermal power plants is:
MEDIUM

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

HARD

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

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Most of the sources of energy we use represent stored solar energy. Which of the following is not ultimately derived from the Sun’s energy?
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What is nuclear energy? Give two advantages and two hazards of nuclear energy?
HARD

Explain with diagram step-by-step energy conversion in

Thermal power plant

HARD

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

MEDIUM
Explain the principle of working of a thermal power plant. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate your answer.
EASY
What are the advantages of nuclear energy?
MEDIUM

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


EASY

Write one use of wind energy

(a) in the past

(b) at present.

MEDIUM

Out of two elements A and B with mass number 2 and 235 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.

HARD

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.

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Fuel used in thermal power plants is:
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(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.

MEDIUM

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
EASY
What is the difference between a thermal power plant and a hydro power plant? Which of the two causes serious air pollution and how?