Radiation Quiz

What type of radiation does a Geiger counter measure?

• Non-ionizing radiation

• Beta radiation

• Ionizing radiation

• Alpha radiation

How much radiation does a person get exposed to when eating a banana?

• 0.01 microsieverts

• 0.1 microsieverts

• 1 microsievert

• 10 microsieverts

What is the average level of radiation in Sydney?

• 0.5 microsieverts per hour

• 1 microsievert per hour

• 0.15 microsieverts per hour

• 0.05 microsieverts per hour

Where was the world's first nuclear bomb detonated?

• Fukushima

• Trinity bomb test site

• Hiroshima

• Chernobyl

What is the level of radiation at the Trinity bomb test site?

• 1.7 microsieverts per hour

• 5 microsieverts per hour

• 0.8 microsieverts per hour

• 0.3 microsieverts per hour

At what altitude does the level of radiation inside a plane go up to 2 microsieverts per hour?

• 18,000 feet

• 30,000 feet

• 40,000 feet

• 23,000 feet

What is the level of radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor number four?

• 0.5 microsieverts per hour

• 10 microsieverts per hour

• 2 microsieverts per hour

• 5 microsieverts per hour

How much additional radiation will the people living around Fukushima receive over their lifetime due to the nuclear power disaster?

• 1,000 microsieverts

• 5,000 microsieverts

• 10,000 microsieverts

• 50,000 microsieverts

What is the maximum radiation dose limit for US radiation workers per year?

• 10,000 microsieverts

• 30,000 microsieverts

• 50,000 microsieverts

• 100,000 microsieverts

Who receives the highest dosage of ionizing radiation?

• Astronaut

• Radiation worker

• Smoker's lungs

• People living around Fukushima