IS-3 - Radiological Emergency Management | FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) 3/25/17, 10*38 AM
Final Exam for: IS-3: Radiological Emergency Management
Privacy Act Statement (Public Law 93 579)
Each time that this test is loaded, you will receive a unique set of questions and answers. The test questions are
scrambled to protect the integrity of the exam.
1 . A unit used to express the exposure an individual receives is the:
A. Curie
B. Roentgen
C. Rad
D. Rem/hr
2 . The label required for radioactive material packages with a maximum dose rate of 200
mR/hr at the surface of the package is:
A. Radioactive White I
B. Radioactive Yellow III
C. Radioactive Yellow-II
3 . Because of its low penetrating ability, the type of radiation which is usually only a hazard
when inhaled or ingested is:
A. Gamma radiation
B. Beta radiation
C. Neutron radiation
D. Alpha radiation
4 . A large modern nuclear power plant has approximately ______ fuel assemblies in its core.
A. 200
B. 50
C. 500
D. 100
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5 . A nuclear explosion which releases energy equivalent to 7,000,000 tons of TNT:
A. Is called a 7 megaton burst
B. Has an energy yield of 7 kilotons
C. Has a thermal energy release of 7 million kilograms
D. Is called a 7 kiloton burst
6 . Nuclear medicine techniques work through the detection of this kind of radiation, injected
into the body by adding a radioisotope to a certain drug:
A. Gamma-rays
B. X-rays
C. Neutrons
D. Alpha particles
7 . Chronic exposures are:
A. Acute exposures which affect only critical organs of the body
B. Amounts of radiation received over a very long period of time
C. Acute exposures which affect all parts of the body
D. Amounts of radiation received over a short period of time
8 . The 7:10 Rule of Thumb:
A. Is more reliable than radiological survey instrument readings
B. Helps estimate future exposure levels
C. Is accurate to within +10 percent
D. Is 100 percent accurate
9 . Most debris from a nuclear weapons test:
A. Was pushed into the stratosphere
B. Was pushed into the troposhere
C. Disintegrated
D. Fell immediately
10 . The distinctive symbol used to identify radioactive materials is the:
A. White square
B. Tri-blade
C. Diamond
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Final Exam for: IS-3: Radiological Emergency Management
Privacy Act Statement (Public Law 93 579)
Each time that this test is loaded, you will receive a unique set of questions and answers. The test questions are
scrambled to protect the integrity of the exam.
1 . A unit used to express the exposure an individual receives is the:
A. Curie
B. Roentgen
C. Rad
D. Rem/hr
2 . The label required for radioactive material packages with a maximum dose rate of 200
mR/hr at the surface of the package is:
A. Radioactive White I
B. Radioactive Yellow III
C. Radioactive Yellow-II
3 . Because of its low penetrating ability, the type of radiation which is usually only a hazard
when inhaled or ingested is:
A. Gamma radiation
B. Beta radiation
C. Neutron radiation
D. Alpha radiation
4 . A large modern nuclear power plant has approximately ______ fuel assemblies in its core.
A. 200
B. 50
C. 500
D. 100
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5 . A nuclear explosion which releases energy equivalent to 7,000,000 tons of TNT:
A. Is called a 7 megaton burst
B. Has an energy yield of 7 kilotons
C. Has a thermal energy release of 7 million kilograms
D. Is called a 7 kiloton burst
6 . Nuclear medicine techniques work through the detection of this kind of radiation, injected
into the body by adding a radioisotope to a certain drug:
A. Gamma-rays
B. X-rays
C. Neutrons
D. Alpha particles
7 . Chronic exposures are:
A. Acute exposures which affect only critical organs of the body
B. Amounts of radiation received over a very long period of time
C. Acute exposures which affect all parts of the body
D. Amounts of radiation received over a short period of time
8 . The 7:10 Rule of Thumb:
A. Is more reliable than radiological survey instrument readings
B. Helps estimate future exposure levels
C. Is accurate to within +10 percent
D. Is 100 percent accurate
9 . Most debris from a nuclear weapons test:
A. Was pushed into the stratosphere
B. Was pushed into the troposhere
C. Disintegrated
D. Fell immediately
10 . The distinctive symbol used to identify radioactive materials is the:
A. White square
B. Tri-blade
C. Diamond
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