Background Radiation - Revision history

NRJC: /* About Background Radiation */

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‎About Background Radiation

NRJC: /* About Background Radiation */

2024-05-22T09:47:37Z

‎About Background Radiation

NRJC: /* Key Stage 5 */

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‎Key Stage 5

NRJC at 09:33, 22 May 2024

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Ellen References at 18:10, 30 November 2019

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NRJC: /* Edexcel */

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‎Edexcel

NRJC: /* References */

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‎References

NRJC: /* Key Stage 4 */

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‎Key Stage 4

NRJC at 07:37, 24 April 2019

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NRJC: /* Sources of Background Radiation */

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‎Sources of Background Radiation

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 ===About Background Radiation===
-*Comes from sources such as the ground, building materials, and [[Cosmic Radiation|cosmic radiation]].
+*[[Background Radiation|Background radiation]] comes from sources such as the ground, building materials, and [[Cosmic Radiation|cosmic radiation]].
-*[[Measure]]d  in units of [[Becquerel]]s (Bq) per [[kilogram]].
+*[[Background Radiation|Background radiation]] is [[measure]]d  in units of [[Becquerel]]s (Bq).
-*Contributes to the [[radiation]] dose received by humans.
+*[[Background Radiation|Background radiation]] contributes to the [[radiation]] dose received by humans.
 ===Examples===

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 *[[Measure]]d  in units of [[Becquerel]]s (Bq) per [[kilogram]].
 *Contributes to the [[radiation]] dose received by humans.
 ===Examples===

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 ==Key Stage 5==
 ===Meaning===
-[[Background radiation]] is [[Ionising Radiation|radiation]] due to naturally occurring [[radioactive]] substances in the environment.
+[[Background Radiation|Background radiation]] is [[Ionising Radiation|radiation]] due to naturally occurring [[radioactive]] substances in the environment.
 ===About Background Radiation===
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 *[[Radon]] [[gas]] from the soil contributes to indoor [[Background Radiation|background radiation]].
 *[[Cosmic Rays|Cosmic rays]] from space add to the background [[Ionising Radiation|radiation]] level.
 ==Beyond the Curriculum==
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 ==Beyond the Curriculum==
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 ==Beyond the Curriculum==
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 ====Edexcel====
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+:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948163/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948163&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=0fdbfd5dd397d6e24a9dfb250f08587f ''Background radiation, page 164, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel']
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+:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945733/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945733&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=2a2dbec9db6bf5766c0458d908fa0a52 ''Background radiation, page 54, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel']
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+:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Background radiation, pages 360-361, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel']
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+:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Background radiation, pages 96-97, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel']
 ==Beyond the Curriculum==
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 : Miners are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because many rocks are sources of [[Ionising Radiation|ionising radiation]].
 : Hospital workers are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because sources of [[Ionising Radiation|ionising radiation]] are used in medical imaging.
 ==Beyond the Curriculum==
 {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1msbupjv08}}

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	: Miners are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average\|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because many rocks are sources of [[Ionising Radiation\|ionising radiation]].		: Miners are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average\|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because many rocks are sources of [[Ionising Radiation\|ionising radiation]].
	: Hospital workers are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average\|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because sources of [[Ionising Radiation\|ionising radiation]] are used in medical imaging.		: Hospital workers are exposed to a higher than [[Mean Average\|average]] level of '''background radiation''' because sources of [[Ionising Radiation\|ionising radiation]] are used in medical imaging.
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-| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''Food''':
+| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''Food''': Many of our foods contain small quantities of radioactive isotopes. Figure A shows a Banana containing Potassium-40, a gamma emitter. The Potassium-40 in your body means the average person emits around 108 gamma rays every second.
 '''The Ground''': Rocks under the ground have small quantities of radioactive isotopes and so gamma rays are being emitted from beneath our feet all the time.