Radioactivity Quiz

Radioactivity Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who accidentally discovered radioactivity while studying fluorescence?

Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie

Niels Bohr

Albert Einstein

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Becquerel find when he developed the photographic plates?

They were broken

They were fogged as if exposed to light

They were clear and unaffected

They were missing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the radiation emitted by substances with atomic numbers greater than 83?

Phosphorescence

Radioactivity

Luminescence

Fluorescence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of radiation is not deflected by magnetic fields?

All are deflected

Gamma rays

Beta particles

Alpha particles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the composition of an alpha particle?

Two electrons

One proton and one neutron

One electron and one proton

Two protons and two neutrons

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of beta particles relative to the speed of light?

Zero

Greater than the speed of light

Less than the speed of light

Equal to the speed of light

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of radiation is identical to a helium nucleus?

Beta particles

Alpha particles

Gamma rays

X-rays

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