Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiation

Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiation

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-4

+1

Standards-aligned

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these symbols can be used to represent alpha decay?

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Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the structure of an alpha particle?

a fast-moving electron

an electromagnetic wave

a fast-moving positron

2 protons and 2 neutrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An alpha particle has a relative mass of _____.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An alpha particle has a relative charge of _____.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alpha particles are weakly penetrating. They are absorbed by __________.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alpha particles are strongly ionising because they have a large relative mass.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these symbols can be used to represent a beta decay?

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Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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