Types of Radiation
This type of radiation consists of high-energy electromagnetic waves with no mass or charge.
What is gamma radiation?
This natural radioactive gas seeps from the ground and can accumulate in buildings.
What is Radon?
This medical imaging technique uses X-rays to view inside the body
What is an X-ray?
This common effect occurs when the skin is overexposed to ultraviolet radiation.
What is sunburn?
Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation increases the risk of this skin condition.
What is skin cancer?
This husband-and-wife team discovered polonium and radium
Who are Marie and Pierre Curie?
These are high-speed helium nuclei ejected during radioactive decay.
What are alpha particles?
This celestial source emits a constant stream of cosmic radiation
What is the Sun?
Radiation is used to treat this disease by targeting and destroying abnormal cells.
What is cancer?
Prolonged exposure to high levels of radiation can cause this type of damage to DNA.
What is mutation?
Inhaling radon gas increases the risk of this respiratory disease that is also common in smokers.
What is lung cancer?
This Japanese city was the first of two to be hit with an atomic bomb in 1945
What is Hiroshima?
This type of radiation consists of high-speed electrons or positrons emitted from atomic nuclei.
What is beta radiation?
This radioactive element, used in nuclear reactors, is a major source of nuclear energy.
What is Uranium?
This process uses radiation to kill bacteria in food and increase shelf life.
What is food irradiation?
This property of radiation causes the breakdown of chemical bonds.
What is ionisation?
Exposure to radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons can cause this long-term environmental issue.
What is radioactive contamination?
In 2011, the nuclear reactor at this faculty suffered a meltdown after a tsunami.
What is Fukishima?
This is a type of non-ionizing radiation that powers mobile phones and microwaves.
What is microwave radiation?
This radioactive isotope is used in smoke detectors.
What is americium-241?
This method uses radioactive tracers to study the movement of substances in the environment.
What is radiotracing?
Chronic radiation exposure is linked to this long-term health condition
What is Cancer?
The reason that the international space station needs shielding
What is cosmic radiation?
This device is commonly used to measure radiation levels and detect ionizing particles.
What is a Geiger counter?
This type of ionizing radiation occurs naturally in cosmic rays
What are cosmic rays?
This is the primary source of radiation exposure for astronauts.
What are cosmic rays?
This type of radiation is used in carbon dating to determine the age of ancient artefacts.
What is carbon-14?
This beneficial effect involves using low doses of radiation to improve agricultural crops.
What is mutation breeding?
High radiation levels at this 1986 disaster site made it uninhabitable for many lifetimes.
What is Chernobyl?
One of the first class-actions against a company for exposing workers to workplace hazards.
Who were the Radium Girls?