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Grades 11 and 12 - Physics - Senior High School - Radioactivity - Atoms and Radiation
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Grades 11 and 12 - Physics - Senior High School - Radioactivity - Atoms and Radiation
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10 Questions

1. What is gamma radiation?
2. What is an alpha particle?
3. Which type of radiation would be blocked by several inches of lead - but not by a thin sheet of aluminum or paper?
4. What types of radiation can be deflected by electric and magnetic fields?
5. What is a beta particle?
6. Which radiation is deflected more by electric and magnetic fields?
7. What is background radiation due to?
8. Which type of radiation would be blocked by a thin sheet of paper?
9. Which type of radiation would be blocked by a thin sheet of aluminum - but not by paper?
10. What is the half-life of a radioactive isotope?