WorksheetsAQA GCSE Physics - Properties of nuclear radiation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the structure of an alpha particle?
a)
An electron
b)
A neutron
c)
Two protons and two neutrons. This is the same as a helium nucleus.
d)
An electromagnetic wave
2.
Which type of radiation is the least penetrating?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
X-ray
d)
Gamma
3.
Which type of radiation travels the furthest in air?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Sound
d)
Gamma
4.
What charge is an alpha particle?
a)
It's a wave, it has no charge
b)
Neutral (no charge)
c)
Positively charged.
d)
Negatively charged.
5.
What device detects radiation?
a)
A Muller-Corner tube.
b)
A Geiger-Muller tube.
c)
A U-tube.
d)
A Rutherford tube.
6.
What material can be used to absorb alpha radiation?
a)
Thin aluminium (a few mm thick)
b)
Thick lead or concrete
c)
A piece of wood
d)
A sheet of paper
7.
What is the range of alpha radiation in air?
a)
A few centimetres (up to 5 cm)
b)
About 1 metre
c)
100 metres
d)
More than 1km (almost infinite)
8.
What material can be used to absorb beta radiation?
a)
Thick lead or concrete
b)
Thin aluminium (a few mm thick)
c)
A sheet of paper
d)
A piece of wood
9.
What is the range of beta radiation in air
a)
A few centimetres (up to 5 cm)
b)
A few metres
c)
100 metres
d)
More than 1km (almost infinite)
10.
What material can be used to absorb gamma radiation?
a)
Thin aluminium (a few mm thick)
b)
Thick lead or concrete
c)
A piece of wood
d)
A sheet of paper
11.
Which radiation is the most penetrating?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Sound
d)
Gamma
12.
What is the range of gamma radiation in air
a)
A few centimetres (up to 5 cm)
b)
About 1 metre
c)
100 metres
d)
More than 1km (almost infinite)
13.
What happens to an atom when it is ionised?
a)
It loses or gains neutrons
b)
It loses or gains electrons
c)
It loses or gains protons
d)
It disappears
14.
Which radiation is the most ionising?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
X-ray
d)
Gamma
15.
What is the structure of a beta particle?
a)
An electron
b)
A neutron
c)
Two protons and two neutrons. This is the same as a helium nucleus.
d)
An electromagnetic wave
16.
Which type of nuclear radiation is not a particle?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
d)
Neutron
17.
What charge is an electron?
a)
It's a wave, it has no charge
b)
Neutral (no charge)
c)
Positively charged.
d)
Negatively charged.
18.
As well as alpha, beta and gamma radiation, the nucleus can also emit...
a)
Sound
b)
A neutron
c)
Isotopes
d)
Half-life
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