Magnets and Radiation

This type of electromagnetic wave can be used to see inside luggage at an airport or in hospitals to see your bones.

• Gamma Rays

• Visible Light

• X Rays

• Infrared Rays

This type of electromagnetic wave has the most energy and therefore can be very dangerous.

• Microwaves

• Radio Waves

• X Rays

• Gamma Rays

Which type of radiation is the most ionising?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma

Which type of radiation is the least ionising?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma

What type of radiation can be stopped by a piece of paper?

• Alpha radiation
• Beta radiation
• Gamma radiation

_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.

• Radiation
• Chemical Reaction
• Radioactive Decay
• Isotopes

Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.

• voltmeter
• ohmeter
• seismograph
• geiger counter

Ionizing radiation has the ability to cause biological damage to our tissues. True or False

• True

• False

This is the name for the type of radiation that naturally occurs in the environment and is generally safe.

• background radiation

• environmental radiation

• ionizing radiation

• acceptable radiation

Which of the following are examples of ionising radiation?

• Gamma Rays

• Alpha particles

• Beta particles