Radiation Quiz

What causes the Geiger counter to register a 'click'?

• Alpha radiation

• Beta radiation

• Ionising radiation

• Gamma radiation

What does a radiation film badge measure?

• Humidity

• Radiation exposure

• Temperature

• Pressure

How does a scintillation counter work?

• Measuring sound waves

• Counting flashes of light

• Detecting magnetic fields

• Recording temperature changes

What is the formula for corrected count rate?

• CPM x background count

• CPM + background count

• CPM - background count

• CPM / background count

What is the first step in conducting the half life experiment?

• Subtract background count rate from sources count rate

• Measure count rate of source for a set period of time

• Measure the background count rate

• Repeat measurement of count rate at set intervals of time

What is the second step in conducting the half life experiment after measuring the background count rate?

• Subtract background count rate from sources count rate

• Measure count rate of source for a set period of time

• Repeat measurement of count rate at set intervals of time

• None of the above

What is the third step in conducting the half life experiment after subtracting the background count rate from the source's count rate?

• Measure the background count rate

• Measure count rate of source for a set period of time

• Repeat measurement of count rate at set intervals of time

• None of the above

What is the fourth step in conducting the half life experiment after repeating the measurement of count rate at set intervals of time?

• Measure the background count rate

• Subtract background count rate from sources count rate

• Measure count rate of source for a set period of time

• None of the above