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WorksheetsUses of radiation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of these is a use of alpha radiation?
Sterilising food
Smoke detectors
Monitoring paper thickness
Industrial tracers
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
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
Radioactivity can be harmful and cause disease because it affects _________.
air
water
cells
blood
Food is safe when is it _____________.
irradiated
contaminated
Which alpha emitting radioisotope is found in smoke detectors?
Polonium-210
Uranium-238
Americium-241
Carbon-14
