WorksheetsScience Form 3_Chap 8.3 Ionising and Non-ionising Radiation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
This type of electromagnetic wave has the most energy and therefore can be very dangerous.
Microwaves
Radio Waves
X Rays
Gamma Rays
This type of electromagnetic wave can be used to see inside luggage at an airport or in hospitals to see your bones.
Gamma Rays
Visible Light
X Rays
Infrared Rays
Match this image to the part of the electromagnetic spectrum used to produce it.
gamma radiation
microwaves
x-rays
visible light
ultraviolet radiation
This is the name for the type of radiation that naturally occurs in the environment and is generally safe.
background radiation
environmental radiation
ionizing radiation
acceptable radiation
Ionizing radiation has the ability to cause biological damage to our tissues. True or False
True
False
Which is an example of man made radiation?
Cosmic
Radioactive decay
Radon
Nuclear power plant
Which of the following are examples of ionising radiation?
Gamma Rays
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Which of the following is the SI unit of the quantity of radiation received by radiation workers?
Rad
Gray
Sievert
Roentgen
Examples of _____________ are the light from an ordinary light bulb, radio waves, microwaves, and ultraviolet waves.
non-ionizing radiation
ionizing radiation
compton scattering
supersonic waves
The diagram shows the paths of three different types of radiation, X, Y and Z.
Which row in the table correctly identifies X, Y and Z?
Y is α-particles,Z is β-particles,X is γ-rays
Z is α-particles,Y is β-particles,X is γ-rays
Y is α-particles,X is β-particles,Z is γ-rays
X is α-particles,Z is β-particles,Y is γ-rays
