Watch the video and answer the following questions.
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What are the two types of radiation? ________ and _________.
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Electromagnetic radiation is pure energy, consisting of ___ electrical and magnetic waves oscillating through space. As these waves ___ faster, they scale up in energy. At the lower end of the ___, there’s radio, infrared, and visible light. At the higher end are ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays.
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Nuclear radiation, on the other hand, originates in the atomic nucleus, where protons repel each other due to their ___ positive charges. A ___ known as the strong nuclear force struggles to overcome this repulsion and keep the nucleus ___ . However, some combinations of protons and neutrons, known as isotopes, remain ___ , or radioactive. They will ___ eject matter and/or energy, known as nuclear radiation, to achieve greater ___ .
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Is all radiation hazardous? ___
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Are all nuclear radiation ionizing? ___
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Are all electromagnetic radiation ionizing? ___
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What is ionizing radiation?.
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Give two examples: how do we escape the risk of hazardous radiation?
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Give two examples: the application of radiation in our daily life.
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Acute exposure.
What is acute exposure?
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One way scientists compare ionizing radiation exposure is a unit called the __. An acute exposure to one sievert will probably cause __ within hours, and four sieverts could be ___.
ANSWER SHEET
- Electromagnetic radiation, nuclear radiation\
- Interacting, oscillate, spectrum\
- mutually, phenomenon, intact, unstable, randomly, stability. \
- no\
- yes\
- no\
- Radiation becomes risky when it rips atoms’ electrons away upon impact, a process that can damage DNA. This is known as ionizing radiation because an atom that has lost or gained electrons is called an ion.\
9.\- Acute exposures overwhelm the body’s natural ability to repair the damage. This can trigger cancers, cellular dysfunction, and potentially even death.\
- Sievert, nausea, fatal.