Worksheetsuses of radioactive radiation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these is a use of alpha radiation?
Sterilising food
Smoke detectors
Monitoring paper thickness
Industrial tracers
Radioactive dating uses the half-life of different radioactive materials to provide information about the _______ of a sample.
purity
age
radioactivity
nuclear stability
What is a use of radioactive materials in medicine?
oxygen masks
antibiotics
tracers
heat monitors
How is radiation used to treat cancer?
Radiation is used to stimulate the growth of cancer cells
Cancer cells are bombarded with radiation and become inactive
Cancer cells are burned up by radiation
Radiation melts cancer cells
Radioactivity can be harmful and cause disease because it affects _________.
air
water
cells
blood
Suggest way that a scientist can protect themselves against exposure when handling radioactive sources.
Storing sources in a lead–lined box using tongs
Goggles and gloves
Tie hair back
Which of these is a use of beta radiation?
Sterilising food
Smoke detectors
Monitoring metal sheet thickness
Industrial tracers
What is this symbol name?
Radiactive logo
Radura logo
Mandura logo
Zatura Logo
Radioactive sources or radioactive waste storing can be done in containers with thick ____________ walls.
Paper
Aluminium
Lead
Glass
Robotic hands are used to
handle radioactive substances
safely.
True
False
