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Radiation Safety Chapter 2 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 100% Verified.
The two basic types of radiation are:
A. audible and visible
B. sub-light and faster than light
C. particulate and electromagnetic
D. energetic and prolific - Answer✔C. particulate and electromagnetic
Wavelike radiation travels at:
A. just slightly below the speed of light as atmospheric conditions are not constant
B. the speed of light without regard to pressure, temperature or magnetic fields
C. in a wavelike motion allowing it to curve around objects
D. at subsonic speeds nearly 3280.84 ft/s (1000m/s) - Answer✔B. the speed of light without
regard to pressure, temperature or magnetic fields
Gamma rays travel in a wave like motion at the speed of light, which is:
A. 3280.84 ft/s (1000 m/s)
B. 186,000 miles/s (299,338 km/s)
C. 610,236.22 ft/s (186,000 km/s)
D. 1000 miles/s (1609.34 km/s) - Answer✔B. 186,000 miles/s (299,338 km/s)
Matter can be turned into energy.
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A. True
B. False - Answer✔A. True
Alpha particles are much like a helium nucleus as they have:
A. two protons and two neutrons
B. one proton and one neutron
C. two protons, two neutrons, and two electrons
D. one proton, one electron and one neutron - Answer✔A. two protons and two neutrons
Alpha particles have a/an:
A. positive charge
B. negative charge
C. neutral charge
D. alternating charge from positive to negative - Answer✔A. positive charge
Beta particles have a/an:
A. positive charge
B. negative charge
C. neutral charge
D. alternating charge from positive to negative - Answer✔B. negative charge
Beta particles have a mass:
A. equal to 1840 times that of an alpha particle
B. equal to that of an alpha particle
C. much greater than that of an alpha particle
D. much less than that of an alpha particle - Answer✔D. much less than that of an alpha particle
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Radiation Safety Chapter 2 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 100% Verified.
The two basic types of radiation are:
A. audible and visible
B. sub-light and faster than light
C. particulate and electromagnetic
D. energetic and prolific - Answer✔C. particulate and electromagnetic
Wavelike radiation travels at:
A. just slightly below the speed of light as atmospheric conditions are not constant
B. the speed of light without regard to pressure, temperature or magnetic fields
C. in a wavelike motion allowing it to curve around objects
D. at subsonic speeds nearly 3280.84 ft/s (1000m/s) - Answer✔B. the speed of light without
regard to pressure, temperature or magnetic fields
Gamma rays travel in a wave like motion at the speed of light, which is:
A. 3280.84 ft/s (1000 m/s)
B. 186,000 miles/s (299,338 km/s)
C. 610,236.22 ft/s (186,000 km/s)
D. 1000 miles/s (1609.34 km/s) - Answer✔B. 186,000 miles/s (299,338 km/s)
Matter can be turned into energy.
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A. True
B. False - Answer✔A. True
Alpha particles are much like a helium nucleus as they have:
A. two protons and two neutrons
B. one proton and one neutron
C. two protons, two neutrons, and two electrons
D. one proton, one electron and one neutron - Answer✔A. two protons and two neutrons
Alpha particles have a/an:
A. positive charge
B. negative charge
C. neutral charge
D. alternating charge from positive to negative - Answer✔A. positive charge
Beta particles have a/an:
A. positive charge
B. negative charge
C. neutral charge
D. alternating charge from positive to negative - Answer✔B. negative charge
Beta particles have a mass:
A. equal to 1840 times that of an alpha particle
B. equal to that of an alpha particle
C. much greater than that of an alpha particle
D. much less than that of an alpha particle - Answer✔D. much less than that of an alpha particle
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