Radiation

Radiation-very basic stuff, not uses or risks

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  • Created by: Tally
  • Created on: 04-05-10 17:13

1. What is ionising radiation?

  • radiation with enough energy to break up molecules and turn them into electrically charged ions.
  • radiation that changes the cells in a person to make them super human.
  • iron that is radioactive.
  • rays that come from the sun.
  • heat given off from a nuclear reactor.
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2. Which source of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

  • infared
  • gamma rays
  • x-rays
  • radio waves
  • UV from the sun

3. Infared radiation makes molecules vibrate faster so it heats up any object that absorbs the radiation. true or false?

  • True
  • False

4. Which 3 types of radiation from the electromagnetic spectrum are ionising?

  • infrared, x-rays, gamma
  • UV, x-rays, gamma
  • infrared, x-rays, UV
  • Radio, microwave, infrared
  • visible light, microwave, gamma

5. Which type of radiation has 2 protons and 2 electrons?

  • Gamma
  • Alpha
  • Beta
  • ionising
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