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uses of radioactive radiation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a use of alpha radiation?

a)

Sterilising food

b)

Smoke detectors

c)

Monitoring paper thickness

d)

Industrial tracers

2.
For which of the following problems would a scientist most likely use carbon-14? 
a)
to calculate the age of the Earth's oldest rocks
b)
to calculate the age of a piece of bone 
c)
to identify the elements that make up a rock 
d)
to identify the elements that make up a bone
3.
Radioactive tracers are useful in ____.
a)
calculating the ages of fossils 
b)
fueling nuclear reactions 
c)
determining medical problems 
d)
treating brain tumors 
4.
A benefit to using nuclear fission power is that it:
a)
supplies a lot of electricity
b)
conserves organic fuels, like oil, coal, and wood
c)
eliminates huge quantities of sulfur dioxides, which pollute our air
d)
all of the choices
5.
Where does radioactivity have application in our lives?
a)
Medicine
b)
Energy (electricity)
c)
Agriculture
d)
All of the above
6.

Radioactive dating uses the half-life of different radioactive materials to provide information about the _______ of a sample.

a)

purity

b)

age

c)

radioactivity

d)

nuclear stability

7.

What is a use of radioactive materials in medicine?

a)

oxygen masks

b)

antibiotics

c)

tracers

d)

heat monitors

8.

How is radiation used to treat cancer?

a)

Radiation is used to stimulate the growth of cancer cells

b)

Cancer cells are bombarded with radiation and become inactive

c)

Cancer cells are burned up by radiation

d)

Radiation melts cancer cells

9.

Radioactivity can be harmful and cause disease because it affects _________.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

cells

d)

blood

10.

Suggest way that a scientist can protect themselves against exposure when handling radioactive sources.

a)

Storing sources in a lead–lined box using tongs

b)

Goggles and gloves

c)

Tie hair back

11.
Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.
a)
voltmeter
b)
ohmeter
c)
seismograph
d)
geiger counter
12.

Which of these is a use of beta radiation?

a)

Sterilising food

b)

Smoke detectors

c)

Monitoring metal sheet thickness

d)

Industrial tracers

13.

What is this symbol name?

a)

Radiactive logo

b)

Radura logo

c)

Mandura logo

d)

Zatura Logo

14.

Radioactive sources or radioactive waste storing can be done in containers with thick ____________ walls.

a)

Paper

b)

Aluminium

c)

Lead

d)

Glass

15.

Robotic hands are used to

handle radioactive substances

safely.

a)

True

b)

False