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Background Radiation

Revise Background Radiation in Extra Topics for GCSE Physics with 13 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should be part of a solid GCSE revision cycle.

Sample Flashcards

What are cosmic rays?
Radiation from space (from exploding stars) that contributes ~10% of background radiation
What is background radiation?
Low-level radiation that is always present in the environment from natural and artificial sources

Sample Questions

What is background radiation?

  • A. Radiation produced only by nuclear power stations
  • B. Low-level ionising radiation that is always present in the environment from natural and artificial sources
  • C. Radiation that only occurs during nuclear accidents
  • D. Radiation emitted only by medical equipment
1 markfoundation

Describe two natural sources and one artificial source of background radiation.

2 marksstandard

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