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Types of Radiation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following types of radiation is the most ionising?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

2.

Which of the following types of radiation is the least ionising?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

3.

Which type of radiation is represented by the X?

a)

Gamma

b)

Beta

c)

Alpha

d)

All three

4.

Which type of radiation is represented by the X?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

All three

5.

Which type of radiation is represented by the X?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

All three

6.

Which type of radiation is represented by the pink arrow?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

7.

Which type of radiation is represented by the red arrow?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

8.

Which type of radiation is represented by the blue arrow?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

9.

Which of the following types of radiation has the most mass?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

10.

Which of the following types of radiation has the least mass?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

11.

Which of the following types of radiation is a helium nucleus?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

12.

Which of the following types of radiation is an electron ejected from a nucleus?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

13.

Which of the following types of radiation is an electromagnetic wave?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

14.

Which of the following types of radiation do not possess an electric charge?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

15.

Which of the following types of radiation are positively charged?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

16.

Which of the following types of radiation are negatively charged?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

17.

Which type of radiation is represented by this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

18.

What is the charge of an alpha particle?

(Number and sign)

(a)  

19.

What is the charge of a beta particle?

(Number and sign)

(a)  

20.

Which type of radiation is represented by this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

21.

Which type of radiation is represented by this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

22.

Which particle could be represented by this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Electron

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

e)

Proton

23.

Which particle could be represented by this symbol?

a)

Helium Nucleus

b)

Electron

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

e)

Proton

24.

Which particle could be represented by this symbol?

a)

Helium Nucleus

b)

Electron

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron

e)

Proton

25.

Which type of radiation would cause the most damage to your body if you ingested it?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Neutron