Radiation Types

Radiation Types

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Radiation Types

Radiation Types

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-5

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes gamma radiation?

A helium nucleus.

A fast moving electron.

High frequency electromagnetic wave.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does gamma radiation affect the nucleus?

Emits excess energy in a burst of electromagnetic radiation.

Increases proton number by one, reduces neutron by one. A neutron changes into a proton and emits a fast moving electron.

Reduces the proton number by two and the neutron number by two, emitting a helium nucleus.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does alpha radiation affect the nucleus?

Emits excess energy in a burst of electromagnetic radiation.

Increases proton number by one, reduces neutron by one. A neutron changes into a proton and emits a fast moving electron.

Reduces the proton number by two and the neutron number by two, emitting a helium nucleus.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is true about gamma (γ) rays?

Gamma rays are particles with a positive charge.

Gamma rays have mass and travel slowly.

Gamma rays are a form of high energy electromagnetic radiation.

Gamma rays are particles with a negative charge.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of radiation is equivalent to a helium nucleus?

Alpha radiation

Beta radiation

Gamma radiation

Neutron radiation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of radiation is most easily absorbed and travels only a few centimeters in air?

Alpha

Beta

Gamma

Neutron

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the three types of radioactive decay?

Alpha, Beta, and Delta

Alpha, Beta, and Gamma

Alpha, Gamma, and Delta

Beta, Gamma, and Delta

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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