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2. What is the activity of a radioactive source measured in?

  • becquerels
  • grams
  • watts
  • seconds
  • poises

3. What is meant by a half life of 100 000 years?

  • after 100 000 years the ammount of radioactive atoms halves
  • it will disappear in 100 000 years
  • in 100 000 years the radiation will double
  • it will stop being radioactive in half of 100 000 years

4. What is a cohort study?

  • a study of how radiation is spread
  • when scientists compare a sample exposed to a factor with a control group that isnt exposed to the factor
  • a study of how diseases are spread

5. We tend to over-estimate the risk of unfamiliar activities relative to everyday ones. true or false?

  • True
  • False

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