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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

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Which of these is a natural source of background radiation?

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Fallout from the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere

B

Waste stored on the site of an old nuclear power station

C

Cosmic rays that arrive at the Earth from outer space

D

Material released into the air by a nuclear reactor accident

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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation, covering 4.3.1 Background radiation, 4.3.2 Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes, and 4.3.3 Uses of nuclear radiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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