Waves and Radiation Quiz

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Various questions relating to: wave parameters and behaviour the electromagnetic spectrum light nuclear radiation
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Question 1

Question
What is Frequency measured in?
Answer
  • Seconds
  • Hertz
  • Metres
  • Metres per second

Question 2

Question
A smaller gap causes a bigger diffraction
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

Question
When light enters transparent material it:
Answer
  • Speeds up
  • Slows down
  • Stays the same
  • Changes Colour

Question 4

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Background Radiation is the Radiation around us.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

Question
Select two applications of Nuclear Radiation
Answer
  • Heating
  • Creating mechanical pencils
  • Sterilisation
  • Ink Cartridges for Printers
  • Cancer Treatment

Question 6

Question
Alpha radiation is not damaging inside the body
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

Question
Activity of a Radioactive source is measured in:
Answer
  • Becquerels
  • The half life of the source
  • Radioactive Fallout
  • Frequency

Question 8

Question
What is the speed at which electromagnetic waves travel?
Answer
  • 3x10 -8
  • 3x10 8
  • 3x10 10
  • 3x10 -10

Question 9

Question
High Frequency waves have less energy than low frequency waves
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

Question
what does this formula calculate v=f λ
Answer
  • Voltage
  • Speed
  • Amplitude
  • Time
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