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Radiation Safety Chapter 2The 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 - answerC. 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) - answerB. 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) - answerB. 186,000 miles/s (299,338 km/s)
Matter can be turned into energy.
A. True
B. False - answerA. 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 - answerA. 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 - answerA. positive charge
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