Contamination and irradiation (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is irradiation?
What is irradiation?
Exposure to radiation from outside body
What is contamination?
What is contamination?
Radioactive material on or in your body
What happens when you move away from an irradiation source?
What happens when you move away from an irradiation source?
You are no longer being irradiated
Do you become radioactive from irradiation?
Do you become radioactive from irradiation?
No, you don't become radioactive
Which types of radiation can cause irradiation?
Which types of radiation can cause irradiation?
Gamma rays, beta particles, or X-rays
Why are alpha particles unlikely to cause harmful irradiation from outside the body?
Why are alpha particles unlikely to cause harmful irradiation from outside the body?
Very short range in air (about 5 cm)
Which is an example of irradiation?
Which is an example of irradiation?
Having a medical X-ray
What are the two types of contamination?
What are the two types of contamination?
External and internal
How can internal contamination occur?
How can internal contamination occur?
Breathing in, eating, or drinking it
What is the key difference about contact with skin?
What is the key difference about contact with skin?
Irradiation: no contact; contamination: contact
What happens with contamination after you move away from the original source?
What happens with contamination after you move away from the original source?
Can continue to expose you