Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Authored by Richard Parker
Science
7th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are alpha particles?
Ionised molecules
Helium nuclei
Heavy atoms
Particles similar to beta particles
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do alpha particles travel?
In curved paths
With similar velocities
With different velocities
Towards a positively charged plate
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
NGSS.HS-PS3-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do alphas have a short range in air?
Because they are ions
Because they are heavy
Because they easily collide with other molecules
Because they possess kinetic energy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alpha particles are likely to ionise air molecules when they collide with them because...
they are positively charged
they are negatively charged
they possess a lot of kinetic energy
air molecules are moving about
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between alpha and beta particles?
Their production
Their effects on air molecules
Their charge
Their direction of travel
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Beta particles are best described as
electrons
unstable particles from a nucleus
neutrons
a fraction of a proton
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do beta particles travel?
In curved paths
With alpha particles
Towards a positively charged surface
With velocities the same as light
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