Veritassium - Most radioactive places on Earth

What type of radiation does a Geiger counter measure?

• Non-ionizing radiation

• Ionizing radiation

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Nuclear radiation

What is the unit used to measure ionizing radiation?

• Sieverts

• Microsieverts

• Radiation units

• Geiger units

How much radiation do we get from eating a banana?

• 0.01 microsieverts

• 0.1 microsieverts

• 1 microsievert

• 10 microsieverts

According to the video, who receives the maximum dose of ionizing radiation?

• People living near Chernobyl

• Radiation workers

• Astronauts

• Smokers

What is the level of radiation in Sydney (in microsieverts per hour)?

• 0.05

• 0.1

• 0.15

• 0.2

What is the level of radiation at the Hiroshima Peace Dome (in microsieverts per hour)?

• 0.1

• 0.2

• 0.3

• 0.4

What is the level of radiation at the Trinity bomb test site (in microsieverts per hour)?

• 0.5

• 0.8

• 1.5

• 2.0

What is the level of radiation inside an airplane at 30,000 feet (in microsieverts per hour)?

• 0.5

• 1

• 2

• 3

What is the level of radiation in the Fukushima exclusion zone (in microsieverts per hour)?

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 20

How much radiation do smoker's lungs receive on average per year (in microsieverts)?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 200,000