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Radioactivity recall quiz Yr11

Authored by Emma Langhorn

Physics

10th - 11th Grade

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Radioactivity recall quiz Yr11
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are

alpha, beta, gamma
alpha, gamma, beta
beta, alpha, gamma
gamma, alpha, beta

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.

voltmeter
ohmeter
seismograph
geiger counter

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper.

alpha
beta
gamma
lambda

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the most penetrating type of radiation.

alpha
beta
gamma
lambda

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes something radioactive?

elements with an atomic number above 81
an unstable nucleus
contaminated sewage
It decays over time

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered radioactivity?

Henri Becquerel
Marie Curie
Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have

Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
Gamma, Alpha, Beta

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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