Background radiation (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
13 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
13 questions from this quiz
What is background radiation?
What is background radiation?
Low-level radiation around us all the time
What are the two main types of background radiation sources?
What are the two main types of background radiation sources?
Natural and man-made sources
What percentage of background radiation comes from radon gas?
What percentage of background radiation comes from radon gas?
What percentage of background radiation comes from cosmic rays?
What percentage of background radiation comes from cosmic rays?
Which contributes more to background radiation?
Which contributes more to background radiation?
Medical procedures
How does radon gas form?
How does radon gas form?
Uranium in rocks decays naturally
What type of radiation does radon emit when it decays?
What type of radiation does radon emit when it decays?
Alpha particles
Why are alpha particles from radon dangerous?
Why are alpha particles from radon dangerous?
They can damage living cells if inhaled
Which type of rock tends to produce more radon?
Which type of rock tends to produce more radon?
Granite rocks
Which area of the UK has higher natural radon levels?
Which area of the UK has higher natural radon levels?
Cornwall
How many millisieverts (mSv) equal one sievert (Sv)?
How many millisieverts (mSv) equal one sievert (Sv)?
mSv
What is the typical background radiation dose per hour?
What is the typical background radiation dose per hour?
mSv
What radiation dose can be fatal?
What radiation dose can be fatal?
mSv