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How X-Rays Work and What is Radiation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of visible electromagnetic radiation

a)

UV Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Infrared Rays

d)

X-Rays

2.

Less dense tissues show up whiter on an X-Ray

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What is Radiation?

a)

the release of energy in the form of moving waves or streams of particles

b)

the absorption of moving waves or streams of particles stored as energy

4.

What is the difference between a proton and electron

a)

protons have a positive charge and electrons have a neutral charge

b)

protons have a negative charge and electrons have a positive charge

c)

protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge

d)

protons have a neutral charge and electrons have a positive charge

5.

what is an unstable atom?

a)

when there are too many or too few protons

b)

when there are too many or too few neutrons

c)

when there are too many or too few electrons

6.

what is radioactive decay?

a)

releasing energy until it gets back to a balanced state

b)

absorbing energy until it gets back to a balanced state

7.

What is an alpha particle?

a)

a particle that is heavy and travels at short distances

b)

a particle that is lighter and travels further distances

c)

a particle that doesn't travel

d)

a wave

8.

What are beta particles?

a)

waves

b)

particles that are lighter and travel further distances

c)

particles that do not travel

d)

particles that are heavier and travel shorter distances

9.

What is gamma radiation?

a)

a particle that does not travel

b)

a particle that is heavier and travels shorter distances

c)

a wave

d)

a particle that is lighter and travels at a further distance

10.

What is a half-life?

a)

the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms of a radioactive isotope to form

b)

the time is takes for half of the radioactive atoms of a radioactive isotope to decay

11.

As wave frequencies increase, the wave length increases.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

an x-ray image is really just ____

a)

a shadow

b)

a uv ray

c)

an inverted image

d)

a 3d image

13.

microwaves emit _____ level of radiation compared to a gamma ray

a)

a higher

b)

a lower

c)

the same

14.

why are bones denser than tissue?

a)

they contain more iron

b)

they contain more nitrogen

c)

they contain more calcium

d)

they contain more oxygen

15.

what do x-rays reveal?

a)

bone anatomy

b)

bone physiology

c)

bone fractures

d)

all of the above

16.

Who was credited with the discovery of the x-ray?

a)

Wilhelm Roentgen

b)

William Godspeed

c)

Burthaaaaaaaa

d)

Democritus

17.

Who was the 1st person to die from x-rays?

a)

Burtha

b)

Wilhelm Roentgen

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Clarence Dally

18.

A positively charged electrode in which the electrons leave the device.

a)

cathode

b)

anode

c)

electrode

d)

electroscope

19.

What was the first x-ray image of?

a)

Roentgen's foot

b)

A sagittal view of the head

c)

Burtha's Hand

d)

Roentgen's Hand

20.

What was the fracture at the end of the "How Do X-Rays Work?" video

a)

greenstick fracture

b)

colles fracture

c)

comminuted fractured

d)

displacement fracture