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WorksheetsRadioactivity
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes something radioactive?
a)
elements with an atomic number above 81
b)
an unstable nucleus
c)
contaminated sewage
d)
It decays over time
2.
Alpha particles have...
a)
positive charge
b)
negative charge
c)
no charge
d)
radioactive charge
3.
Which of the following would expose you to the MOST radiation?
a)
getting a CT scan for your chest
b)
eating a banana
c)
airport metal detectors
d)
Living near a nuclear power plant for a year
4.
Who is this?
a)
Rosalind Franklin
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Johannes Kepler
5.
Which of the following typically poses the biggest health threat to humans ?
a)
Alpha particles
b)
Beta particles
c)
Gamma rays
d)
All of the above
6.
Isotopes have the same number of protons and...
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
atoms
d)
radioactivity
7.
What is the unit of exposure to radioactivity?
a)
Newtons
b)
rad
c)
Gamma rays
d)
rem
8.
Who FIRST discovered radioactivity?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Henri Becquerel
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Kanye West
9.
How many types of nuclear radioactivity are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
What is Marie Curie known for being?
a)
Physicist
b)
Cartographer
c)
Neuroscientist
d)
Chemist
11.
Gamma particles have....
a)
positive charge
b)
negative charge
c)
neutral charge
d)
no charge
12.
What does a nuclear bomb do to surrounding objects?
a)
makes it explosive
b)
cools it to equal temperature
c)
heats it to equal temperature
d)
nothing.
13.
What does EMP stand for?
a)
Electromagnetic Parameter
b)
Electron Mass Production
c)
Edward Mills Purcell
d)
Electromagnetic Pulse
14.
What are the types of radiation?
a)
ionizing and non-ionizing
b)
alpha and beta
c)
radioactive and nonradioactive
d)
x-rays and scanners
15.
How many rems can cause a high risk in death?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
21
16.
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a...
a)
Golden Globe
b)
Nobel Prize
c)
Oscar
d)
Emmy Award
17.
Beta particles are...
a)
negatively charged
b)
no charge
c)
back at it again with the white vans
d)
positively charged
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