AQA GCSE Studies on the effects of radiation on humans
Practice Questions
1.Explain what is meant by peer review
Peer review is when other scientists look at another scientist’s work, carry out the same experiements and review the data.
2. Why is peer review important
Peer review helps to validate the work, prove that the data is reliable.
3. Define the terms reliable, accurate and precise
Reliable means that the data is repeatable
Accurate means that the results are close to the true value
Precise means the data points are similar
Absorption and Emission of EM Radiation
JJ Thomson and Plum pudding model
Ernest Rutherford and the Nuclear Model
Niels Bohr changing the Nuclear Model
Discovering the Proton and Neutron
Measuring radiation from radioactivity
Radiation types and properties
Random nature of radioactive decay
Radioactive contamination or irradiation
Hazards of contamination and irradiation
Studies on the effects of radiation on humans
Different half lives of radioactive isotopes
Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction
Writing nuclear fission equations