Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

5.2.1 Background radiation and measuring count rate

EasyMedium
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Question 31

Background radiation is the ionizing radiation that is constantly present in the environment around us. Which of the following does not contribute to background radiation?

A

Gamma rays emitted from granite rocks

B

Ultrasound waves used for fetal scanning

C

Carbon-14 inside living organisms

D

Cosmic radiation from outer space

Markscheme

5.2.1 Background radiation and measuring count rate Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.2.1 Background radiation and measuring count rate

44 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 5.2.1 Background radiation and measuring count rate. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

Question bank