Background radiation (Edexcel GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What type of radiation is background radiation?
What type of radiation is background radiation?
Ionising radiation
Which natural source sends cosmic rays to Earth?
Which natural source sends cosmic rays to Earth?
The sun and other stars
Which type of rock area produces more radon gas?
Which type of rock area produces more radon gas?
Areas with granite
Which radioactive material is found in food?
Which radioactive material is found in food?
Potassium-40
Which is an artificial source of background radiation?
Which is an artificial source of background radiation?
X-rays in hospitals
What unit measures radiation dose?
What unit measures radiation dose?
Sieverts (Sv)
Why do people at higher altitudes receive more background radiation?
Why do people at higher altitudes receive more background radiation?
More cosmic rays reach them
What is irradiation?
What is irradiation?
Exposure to radiation from a source
Does irradiation make an object radioactive?
Does irradiation make an object radioactive?
No, it does not
How do lead-lined boxes prevent irradiation?
How do lead-lined boxes prevent irradiation?
They absorb the radiation
What do photographic film badges monitor?
What do photographic film badges monitor?
Radiation exposure level
What is contamination?
What is contamination?
Radioactive particles on/in object