Putting radiation to use

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Putting radiation to use

• This is a product of Mr Essex a member of the
  science department of Dartford Technology College

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Question 1

• There are three types of nuclear radiation
  Alpha, Gamma and ?
• Zeta
• Omega
• Delta
• Beta

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Question 2

• Alpha radiation is a particle consisting of two
  neutrons and two protons it can best be describe
  as a nucleus of ?
• Hydrogen
• Helium
• Lithium
• Beryllium

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Question 3

• Beta particles are much smaller than Alpha
  particles and much faster. They are essentially a
  sub atomic particle called ?
• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

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Question 4

• Gamma rays are not particles at all they are part
  of ?
• Visible light
• Radio waves
• Micro waves
• Electromagnetic spectrum

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Question 5

• What is the charge of an Alpha particle ?
• 1 minus
• 2 minus
• 1 plus
• 2 plus

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Question 6

• What is the charge on a Beta particle ?
• 1 plus
• 2 plus
• 1 minus
• 2 minus

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Question 7

• Americium 241 is found in household smoke
  detectors it gives off a constant stream of ?
• Alpha particles
• Beta particles
• Gamma rays
• Microwaves

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Question 8

• What is an Ion ?
• Something that has lost or gained a nucleus.
• Something that has lost or gained an electron.
• Something that has lost its way.
• Something that has lost or gained weight.

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Question 9

• We measure the amount of radiation with a GM tube
  and counter. What does GM stand for ?
• Geiger Muller
• Geiger Mitchell
• Gregory Muller
• Gregory Mitchell

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Question 10

• The Geiger Muller tube can also detect natural
  background radiation from cosmic rays and ?
• Hydrogen gas
• Radon gas
• Radium gas
• Uranium gas

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Question 11

• The GM tube gives a result in CPM this stands for
  ?
• Counts per million
• Counts per microgram
• Counts per minute
• Counts per month

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Question 12

• Which type of radiation can be stopped by a few
  centimetres of air or a few sheets of paper?
• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma
• Delta

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Question 13

• Which type of radiation can be stopped by a few
  centimetres of aluminium ?
• Delta
• Gamma
• Beta
• Omega

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Question 14

• It would take very thick lead sheets and many
  metres of concrete to stop ?
• Alpha particles
• Beta particles
• Gamma rays
• Delta rays

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Question 15

• Which type of radiation would be best to detect
  underground leaks?
• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma
• Delta

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Question 16

• What are X-rays used for in hospitals ?
• To mend broken bones.
• To find broken bones.
• To mend muscles.
• To find torn muscles.

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Question 17

• Isotopes of Hydrogen have different numbers of ?
• Protons
• Electrons
• Nucleus
• Neutrons

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Question 18

• Different radioactive decay at different rates
  this is known has their ?
• Life span
• Life time
• Half life
• Half time

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Question 19

• We can tel how old a piece of wood is by
  radioactive dating this tells us the percentage
  of Carbon ?
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15

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Question 20

• Who discovered Polonium and Radium ?
• Marie and Pierre Curie
• Becquerel
• Geiger
• Muller

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