Intermediate 1 Intermediate 1 PhysicsPhysics

Radiation Radiation

QuizQuiz

Press the space bar to begin.Click on the letter of the answer.When you have the correct answer move on to the next question.

Question 1What happens to white light when it

is passed through a prism?

next question

A

B

C

D

It is slit into the spectrum of colours

Produces a rainbow

The light is unchanged

It is reflected

Question 2What happens to light when it is passed through an optical fibre?

C

D

The light passes right through the other side

The light is totally internally reflected

The light is reflected back at us

The light can’t pass through an optical fibrenext question

A

B

Question 3What happens to laser light if it passed through a prism?

A

C

D

The same colour of light is reflected.

The laser beam is split to produce a spectrum of colours.

The laser melts the prism

The laser beam is bent a little.next question

B

Question 4

A

B

C

D

An endoscope

A gastroscope

An fibrescope

A telescopenext question

What do doctors use to see inside the human body without cutting their patients open?

Question 5

A

B

C

D

To light up wounds so surgeons can see them.

To have pretend star wars fights to relax.

To heat up and seal burst blood vessels.

To heat up and sterilize their surgeon’sinstruments

What are lasers used for in hospitals?

next question

Question 6

A

B

C

D

lens

retina

iris

pupil

Where on the eye should light focus if you see clearly?

next question

Question 7

A

B

C

D

Diverging sight

Normal sight

Long sight

Short sight

What type of eye defect do you have if you can see up close objects clearly but objects in the distance appear fuzzy?

next question

Question 8What type of lens is used to correct long sight?

A

C

D

Prism lens

Rectangular lens

Diverging lens

Converging lensnext question

B

Question 9Which diagram below is a diverging lens?

next question

A

B

C

D

Question 10What do we use to detect X-rays?

C

D

Human eye

Photographic film

Geiger-muller tubes

Our skinnext question

A

B

Question 11

C

B

A

D

To find out if a leg is fractured or broken.

To cure broken or fractured legs.

To break or fracture legs.

To see if you glow in the dark.

What are X-rays used for in medicine?

next question

Question 12

C

B

A

D

They kill or damage living cells

They warm living cells up

They don’t do anything to living cells

They help living cells grow/repair

What does gamma radiation and X-rays do to living cells?

next question

Question 13Which type of radiation can be see with the human eye?

next question

A

B

C

D

Light radiation

Infrared radiation

Gamma radiation

X-ray radiation

Question 14What is the other name for heat

radiation ?

C

D

Gamma radiation

Infrared radiation

Beta radiationnext question

A

B

Ultraviolet radiation

Question 15

A

C

B

D

Alpha radiation

Gamma radiation

Beta radiation

Infrared radiation

What type of radiation is used to sterilize medical instruments in a sealed bag?

next question