Radioactive Emissions Detection Quiz

Which device can detect all types of radioactive emissions but cannot differentiate between them?

• Spark Chamber

• Electroscope

• Geiger-Müller Tube

• Cloud Chamber

What is the primary function of dry ice in a cloud chamber?

• To absorb alcohol vapors

• To illuminate the chamber

• To cool down the air to a very low temperature

• To provide a source of radiation

In a cloud chamber, what forms when radioactive emissions occur?

• Alcohol droplets

• Smoke

• Water vapor

• Dust particles

How can you identify alpha particles in a cloud chamber?

• By observing thin, wavy tracks

• By observing no tracks at all

• By observing thick, straight tracks with occasional deflections

• By observing thin, straight tracks

What characteristic of beta particles affects their track in a cloud chamber?

• Small size

• No charge

• High mass

• High ionizing power

What is the main limitation of a spark chamber?

• It can only detect alpha particles

• It can only detect gamma rays

• It can only detect beta particles

• It cannot detect any particles

What happens when charged particles move in a spark chamber?

• They produce heat

• They produce sound

• They produce light

• They produce sparks

Why can't beta and gamma particles produce sparks in a spark chamber?

• Their ionizing effect is too low

• They are too small

• They have too high ionizing power

• They move too fast

What is the role of high voltage in a spark chamber?

• To illuminate the chamber

• To accelerate charged particles

• To cool the chamber

• To absorb radiation

What is the visual indication of radioactive emissions in a spark chamber?

• Formation of alcohol droplets

• Formation of sparks

• Formation of light

• Formation of smoke