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Radioactivity

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unstable things in radioactive substance that emit radioactive rays

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron

2.

SI unit for radioactivity

a)

Aq

b)

Bq

c)

Ci

d)

Fahrenheit

3.

Unit used in radioactivity

a)

Aq

b)

Bq

c)

Ci

d)

Fahrenheit

4.

time taken for the number of undecayed nuclei to be reduced to half of its original value


this is also known as

(a)  

5.

Which of the following are radioactive radiation in the form of radioactive ray?

a)

alpha, α

b)

theta, θ

c)

beta, β

d)

gamma, γ

e)

delta, δ

6.

Which of the following are radioactive radiation in the form of particle?

a)

alpha, α

b)

theta, θ

c)

beta, β

d)

gamma, γ

e)

delta, δ

7.

Which of the following are radioactive radiation?

a)

alpha, α

b)

theta, θ

c)

beta, β

d)

gamma, γ

e)

delta, δ

8.

Who won Nobel Price because of discovery in radioactivity?

a)
b)
c)
9.

Cobalt-60 decays to form Nickel-60 with half-life of 5 years.

Calculate the mass of Cobalt-60 after 20 years given its original mass is 16g.

(a)  

10.

The radioactive substance of P has a half-life of 2 hours. If the initial activity of P is 2000 Ci, what is the activity of substance after 8 hours?

(a)  

11.

how long is the half-life of radioactive substance in the diagram?

(a)  

12.

What is a safe level of background radiation does?

a)

less than 0.2 mSv/h

b)

less than 0.2 mSv/s

c)

less than 0.2 μSvh

d)

less than 0.2 μSv/s

13.

Natural source of ionising radiation

a)

Nuclear test

b)

cosmic radiation

c)

background radiation

d)

nuclear accident

14.

Ionising radiation are

a)

Alpha particle, α

b)

Beta particle, β

c)

Gamma ray, γ

d)

X-ray

15.

Which radioactive radiation has a high ionising power

(a)  

16.

What radioactive radiation has no deflection when passing through magnetic field?

(a)  

17.

Gamma ray has a high penetration power.

Which of the following can stop gamma ray.

a)

a piece of paper

b)

3 mm aluminium sheet

c)

10 cm lead block

d)

human body tissue

18.

Diagram shows an apparatus to detect radioactive dose absorbed into the body.

Name that apparatus.

(a)  

19.

Which of the following changes an atom into an anion?

a)

gains one or more electron

b)

loses one or more electron

c)

gains one or more proton

d)

loses one or more proton

20.

Which of the following is the safest way to store radioactive materials?

a)

Store in a thick and strong fiber glass case

b)

Store in a thick-walled container made of lead

c)

Store in an iron box and buried in the ground

d)

Store in a vacuum container made from copper

21.

are you really understand radioactivity???

a)

Yes

b)

No