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10 Tuesday

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a type of nuclear radiation?

a)

zeta particle

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma ray

d)

beta particle

2.

Which of these is a helium nucleus?

a)

zeta particle

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma ray

d)

beta particle

3.

Which of these is a fast moving electron?

a)

zeta particle

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma ray

d)

beta particle

4.

Which of these is a electromagnetic wave?

a)

zeta particle

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma ray

d)

beta particle

5.

Which of these has the LEAST penetrating power?

a)

zeta particle

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma ray

d)

beta particle

6.

What number is missing here?

a)

221

b)

219

c)

217

d)

215

7.

What number is missing here?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

8.

How many half-lives does it take for the count rate to quarter?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

16

9.

What fraction will have disappeared after three half-lives?

a)

3/4

b)

7/8

c)

1/8

d)

1/2

10.

A substance has a half-life of 100 years. How much will be left after 200 years?

a)

3/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/8

d)

1/4

11.

A substance has a half-life of 1 second. How much will remain after 3 seconds?

a)

3/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/8

d)

1/4

12.

A substance has a half-life of 2 minutes. How much will have changed after 6 minutes?

a)

1/8

b)

1/2

c)

7/8

d)

1/4