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P6 (Foundation bits)
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Higher Science (6's) (Physics) Quiz on P6 (Foundation bits), created by hannah.pickard on 24/04/2013.
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Question 1
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What is a radioactive element?
Answer
An element that emits ionising radiation
An element that glows green
Question 2
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What are the three types of ionising radiation that can be emitted?
Answer
alpha, beta, gamma
kappa, theta, alpha
Question 3
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Which is the most penetrating?
Answer
alpha
gamma
Question 4
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Which is the most ionising?
Answer
beta
alpha
Question 5
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What is an isotope?
Answer
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus
Atoms of different elements joining together
Question 6
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What is a half-life?
Answer
The amount of time it takes for the amount of radiation to fall by half
The point at which an atom has reached the middle of its life
Question 7
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What is a radiation dose measured in?
Answer
Sieverts
Units
Question 8
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What is irradiation?
Answer
When the outside of the body is exposed to radiation
When radiation finds its way inside your body
Question 9
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What is contamination?
Answer
When the outside of your body is exposed to radiation
When radiation finds its way inside your body
Question 10
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What are the three categories for radioactive waste?
Answer
high, intermediate and low
very harmful, harmful and not very harmful
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