Alternative or Non-conventional Sources of Energy

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Alternative or Non-conventional Sources of Energy: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Dams, Windmills, Green House, Nucleus, Atomic Mass Unit, Solar Water Heater, Photoelectric Effect, Solar Cooker, Isotopes, Geothermal Energy, Hydro Power Plants, Nuclear Reactors, Solar Cell and, Hydrogen Bomb

Important Questions on Alternative or Non-conventional Sources of Energy

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List the uses of a solar cell. 

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List the disadvantages of a nuclear reactor.

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Describe a controlled chain reaction.

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Describe the uncontrolled chain reaction with an example.

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Define the multiplication factor used in a nuclear reactor to control it.

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Describe some applications of nuclear fission.

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What are the disadvantages faced in wind power?

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What are the conditions required for nuclear fusion in stars?

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What type of nuclear reaction is the source for a hydrogen bomb's destructive power?

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The control rods used in the reactor of a nuclear power plant are made of _____.

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Which is used as moderator in nuclear reactor?

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_____ have the same mass number, but different nuclear charge.

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Gobar gas plants are better than the new Biomass plants.

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Mention the advantage of the Biomass plant over the gobar gas plant.

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The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station is located in which city?

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Which is the oldest Nuclear power plant In India? 

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The reaction happening in Stars and the Sun is thermonuclear fusion.