Bushong Chapter 1 Questions with Answers
In a physical analysis, all things can be classified as - correct answers matter or energy
Define matter - correct answers anything that occupies space and has mass
What is matter composed of? - correct answers atoms
Define mass - correct answers the quantity of matter contained in any physical object
Define weight - correct answers the force exerted on a body under the influence of gravity
Mass is measured in what unit - correct answerskilograms (kg)
Define potential energy - correct answersthe ability to do work by virtue of position
Define kinetic energy - correct answersthe energy of motion
What are the 2 states of energy - correct answerspotential and kinetic
List 5 forms of energy - correct answerschemical, electrical, thermal, nuclear, electromagnetic
What is chemical energy - correct answersenergy released by a chemical reaction
What is electrical energy - correct answersthe work that can be done when an electron moves through
an electric potential difference (voltage)
What is thermal energy (heat) - correct answersthe energy of motion at the molecular level
What is nuclear energy - correct answersthe energy that is contained within the nucleus of an atom
, What is electromagnetic energy - correct answersthe type of energy in x-rays, radio waves, microwaves,
and visible light
T/F: Energy can be transformed from one type to another. - correct answerstrue
What is Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation? - correct answersE=mc^2
Define radiation - correct answersthe transfer of energy through space
Matter that intercepts radiation and absorbs part or all of it is said to be - correct answersexposed or
irradiated
Define ionizing radiation - correct answersa special type of radiation that includes x-rays
Define ionization - correct answersthe removal of an electron from an atom
What is an ion pair - correct answersan ionized atom and the electron separated from it
What forms of electromagnetic radiation are capable of ionization - correct answersgamma, ultraviolet,
cosmic, and x-rays
What are the 2 main categories for sources of ionizing radiation - correct answersnatural environmental
and man-made
List the 4 components of natural environmental radiation - correct answerscosmic rays, terrestrial
radiation, internally deposited radionuclides, and radon
What are cosmic rays - correct answersparticulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun and
stars
In a physical analysis, all things can be classified as - correct answers matter or energy
Define matter - correct answers anything that occupies space and has mass
What is matter composed of? - correct answers atoms
Define mass - correct answers the quantity of matter contained in any physical object
Define weight - correct answers the force exerted on a body under the influence of gravity
Mass is measured in what unit - correct answerskilograms (kg)
Define potential energy - correct answersthe ability to do work by virtue of position
Define kinetic energy - correct answersthe energy of motion
What are the 2 states of energy - correct answerspotential and kinetic
List 5 forms of energy - correct answerschemical, electrical, thermal, nuclear, electromagnetic
What is chemical energy - correct answersenergy released by a chemical reaction
What is electrical energy - correct answersthe work that can be done when an electron moves through
an electric potential difference (voltage)
What is thermal energy (heat) - correct answersthe energy of motion at the molecular level
What is nuclear energy - correct answersthe energy that is contained within the nucleus of an atom
, What is electromagnetic energy - correct answersthe type of energy in x-rays, radio waves, microwaves,
and visible light
T/F: Energy can be transformed from one type to another. - correct answerstrue
What is Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation? - correct answersE=mc^2
Define radiation - correct answersthe transfer of energy through space
Matter that intercepts radiation and absorbs part or all of it is said to be - correct answersexposed or
irradiated
Define ionizing radiation - correct answersa special type of radiation that includes x-rays
Define ionization - correct answersthe removal of an electron from an atom
What is an ion pair - correct answersan ionized atom and the electron separated from it
What forms of electromagnetic radiation are capable of ionization - correct answersgamma, ultraviolet,
cosmic, and x-rays
What are the 2 main categories for sources of ionizing radiation - correct answersnatural environmental
and man-made
List the 4 components of natural environmental radiation - correct answerscosmic rays, terrestrial
radiation, internally deposited radionuclides, and radon
What are cosmic rays - correct answersparticulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun and
stars
