Advanced Radon Measurement Service Provider Course UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Advanced Radon Measurement Service
Advanced Radon Measurement Service
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
_____ are the extremely small particles of which we, and everything around us, are made.
A. Radon
B. Particles
C. Ions
D. Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER- D. Atoms
Advanced Radon Measurement Service
Provider Course UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
_____ are the extremely small particles of which we, and everything around us, are made.
A. Radon
B. Particles
C. Ions
D. Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER- D. Atoms
If one atom were the size of the Houston Astrodome, its nucleus would be roughly the size of
a _____.
A. submarine
B. pea
C. airplane
D. building - CORRECT ANSWER- B. pea
T/F: The balance of the forces in the nucleus of an atom determines whether a nucleus is
stable or unstable (radioactive).
A. False
B. True - CORRECT ANSWER- B. True
As an unstable nucleus emits radiation as it disintegrates, the radionuclide transforms to
different nuclides, and this process is called _____.
A. radioactive development
B. radioactive decay
C. radon gas mitigation
D. radio transmission - CORRECT ANSWER- B. radioactive decay
A _____ refers to the series of transformations that a given radionuclide will undergo, as well
as the kind of radiation it emits, which are characteristic of the radionuclide.
,A. radon mitigation
B. decay chain
C. radiation
D. radon curies - CORRECT ANSWER- B. decay chain
Radioactive half-life is the time required for the disintegration of _____ of the radioactive
atoms that are present when measurement starts.
A. one-third
B. one-half
C. one-fourth
D. one and one-half - CORRECT ANSWER- B. one-half
_____ is the energy that is released as particles or rays during radioactive decay.
A. Radiation
B. Ioning
C. Atomizing
D. Disintegration - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Radiation
_____ is the property of an atom that describes spontaneous changes in its nucleus that create
a different nuclide, and these changes usually happen as emissions of alpha or beta particles,
and often gamma rays.
A. Atomic weight
B. Gaseous emission
C. Radioactivity
D. Decay chain - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Radioactivity
Radiation that falls within the "_____" range has enough energy to remove tightly bound
electrons from atoms, thus creating ions, and this is the type of radiation that people usually
think of as 'radiation.'
A. non-ionizing radiation
B. ionizing radiation - CORRECT ANSWER- B. ionizing radiation
, _____ particles include two protons and two neutrons.
A. Beta
B. Gamma
C. Alpha - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Alpha
We're really concerned with the _____ particles, because they can be stopped by a sheet of
paper where they release their energy.
A. gamma
B. x-ray
C. alpha
D. beta - CORRECT ANSWER- C. alpha
T/F: Radon is a light gas and tends to collect in high areas of houses such as attics.
A. False
B. True - CORRECT ANSWER- A. False
T/F: Some decay products of radon emit beta particles, but its alpha-emitting decay products
pose a much _____ health risk.
A. lesser
B. greater - CORRECT ANSWER- B. greater
_____ photons can pass through many kinds of materials, including human tissue.
A. Gamma
B. Alpha
C. Beta - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Gamma
Most naturally occurring radioactive materials and many fission products undergo radioactive
decay through a series of _____ (loss of particles or electromagnetic energy from an unstable
nucleus) rather than in a single step.
A. misinterpretations
B. reflections
C. transformations
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