Quiz 7

Which example is both a type of nuclear radiation and electromagnetic radiation?

Alpha rays

Microwave radiation

Gamma radiation

Ultraviolet radiation

What is a rem?

rem is the number of radiation particles absorbed per second.

Rem stands for Rapid Electron Motion.

Rem is an '80s rock group.

A rem is the maximum exposure limit for occupational safety.

A rem is a unit for measuring radiation exposure.

In the famous equation E = mc2, the symbols represent:

E = Einstein, m = meters, c = conversion

E= energy, m = mass, c = characteristic of the particle

E = Einstein, m = matter, c = speed of light

E = energy, m = mass, c = speed of light

Smokestacks at these plants release sulfur oxides and carbon dioxide into the air:

both coal-burning and nuclear plants.

Coal-burning plants.

Nuclear plants.

Neither coal-burning nor nuclear plants.

Which is a characteristic of "surface" high-level nuclear waste storage that is not a characteristic of storing the waste in a geological repository? Waste in a geological repository is not

Seucre

Feasible

As easily accessible

Safe

What is the missing symbol in the following nuclear transformation? + → _____ +

Np 240, 93

Am239, 95

Np 239, 93

Am 240, 95

Most high-level nuclear waste in the United States is currently

Sealed deep within the Earth.

encased in glass and buried near the surface.

Sealed in deep pools at the sites where it was produced.

Stored at breeder reactors waiting for reprocessing.

Thermal pollution is possible at water sources near

Coal-burning plants.

Nuclear plants.

Neither coal-burning nor nuclear plants.

Both coal-burning and nuclear plants.

Which is a known risk associated with nuclear power plants?

The workers will have higher risks for cancer than the standard population.

The electricity produced will be radioactive.

The cooling water source can suffer thermal pollution.

The water used to cool the system will become radioactive.

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