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Radioactivity

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1What kind of radiation is negatively charged?
1. AAlpha
2. BBeta
3. CGamma
2Radon Gas takes up the largest percentage of background radiation
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
3Which type of radiation is the most ionizing?
1. AAlpha
2. BBeta
3. CGamma
4Name two uses of Gamma radiation.
1. AX-rays
2. BCancer treatment
3. CSterilizing food
4. Dsmoke detectors
5. Ethickness monitoring
5What kind of radiation is used for carbon dating?
1. AAlpha
2. BGamma
3. CBeta
6gamma can penetrate through lead?
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
7what is radioactive decay measured in?
1. AAmps
2. BSeconds
3. CVolts
4. Dhalf-lives
5. Ebecquerels
8Some radioactive materials can survive only one of their half lives
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
9Plutonium - 239 is a form of nuclear waste.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
10What is fission?
1. ABreaking apart process
2. BBringing together process

Description: Quiz on Radioactivity, created by lukecstebbings on 02/02/2014.
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