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WorksheetsIGCSE Radiation
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A radioactive tracer is used to investigate a patient's body without the need for
a)
Testing
b)
Surgery
2.
The half life of Technetium-99 which is used as a medical radioisotope is
a)
1 second
b)
6 minute
c)
1 hour
d)
6 hours
3.
is an x-Ray radiation
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
maybe
d)
dont no
4.
The rate at which a radioactive element decays is its ____.
a)
quarter life
b)
whole life
c)
wonderful life
d)
half life
5.
In a nuclear reactor, electricity is produced from what element?
a)
Plutonium
b)
Uranium 235
c)
Radon 220
d)
Lead 232
6.
Both a fusion reaction and a fission reaction produce
a)
heat (energy)
b)
light
c)
sound
d)
magnetism
7.
what's the half life of this substance?
a)
1 day
b)
2 days
c)
3 days
d)
4 days
8.
___________ Is the use of radioactivity in agriculture to sterilize food.
a)
Pasteurization
b)
Irradiation
c)
Fission
d)
Decay
9.
Where does radioactivity have application in our lives?
a)
Medicine
b)
Energy (electricity)
c)
Agriculture
d)
All of the above
10.
Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.
a)
voltmeter
b)
ohmeter
c)
seismograph
d)
geiger counter
11.
Which type of radiation is the most penetrating?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
12.
What can high doses of radiation cause?
a)
Sickness
b)
Mutations
13.
What is gauging?
a)
thickness monitoring
b)
depth monitoring
c)
height monitoring
14.
What is thermoluminescence?
a)
rocks give off light when heated
b)
minerals give off light when heated
c)
materials give off light when heated
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