Question

hedea made a study chart about nuclear energy.
which best describes the error in hedeas chart?
the nuclei of atoms are split apart in both fission and fusion.
the nuclei of atoms are joined together in both fission and fusion.
fission converts nuclear energy to electrical energy, not thermal energy.
fission and fusion convert nuclear energy to both radiant and thermal energy

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: Fission splits nuclei, fusion joins them. So this is wrong.
• Option 2: Fission splits, fusion joins. So this is wrong.
• Option 3: Fission converts nuclear to thermal (and then often to electrical, but the chart's error is not here). This is incorrect.
• Option 4: Both fission (e.g., in power plants, nuclear to thermal, then to electrical, but also produces radiant energy like heat and light) and fusion (like sun, nuclear to radiant and thermal) convert nuclear energy to both radiant and thermal energy. The chart incorrectly assigns only thermal to fission and only radiant to fusion.

Answer:

E. Fission and fusion convert nuclear energy to both radiant and thermal energy (assuming the last option is labeled E, but based on the text, the correct option is the one stating "Fission and fusion convert nuclear energy to both radiant and thermal energy")