Terrestrial radiation includes which of the following sources?
A) Long-lived radioactive elements such as uranium-238,radium-226,and thorium-232 that are present in variable quantities in the crust of the earth
B) Radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests in which detonation occurred above ground
C) The sun and other stars
D) Video display terminals and television receivers
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Q15: As of 2006,when spread over the inhabitants
Q16: When natural sources of ionizing radiation become
Q17: Which of the following are forms of
Q18: The amount of energy transferred to electrons
Q19: The first decay product of radium is
A)cesium.
B)radon.
C)strontium.
D)x-ray.
Q20: The FDA presently considers the risk of
Q21: Which of the following sources of radiation
Q22: Of the two sources of ionizing radiation
Q22: What is the half-life of radon-220?
A)54.5 seconds
B)8
Q23: The mass of an alpha particle is
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