Radiation: Fact or Fiction? Quiz
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Read each statement. Circle "Fact" or "Fiction" for each statement depending on what you think or
believe to be correct.
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Fiction	1. Radioactive waste remains forever.
Fiction	2. People who live in Denver, Colorado, receive more exposure to
cosmic radiation than people living in Florida.
Fiction	3. Radiation from a tanning bed is more harmful than radiation from
the sun.
Fiction	4. If you are exposed to radiation, you will develop cancer.
Fiction	5. Suntans are the result of skin damage from the sun.
Fiction	6. Most radiation that we are exposed to is man-made.
Fiction	7. Living near a nuclear power plant poses less risk of radiation
exposure than living in a home or area with high radon levels.
Fiction	8. You should keep track of the number of medical x-rays and scans
you have received.
Fiction	9. Exposing food to radiation makes it radioactive.
Fiction	10. All glow-in-the-dark items contain radioactive sources.
Fiction	11. Radiation was discovered during World War II when the atomic
bomb was developed.
Fiction	12. Radiation exposure will cause you to glow.
Fiction	13- Cigarettes are a source of radiation exposure.
Fiction	14. Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults.
A rnA United States	RadTown Radiation Exposure Activity Set	EPA 402-B-19-041
Environmental Protection
WU Agency	https://www.EPA.gov/RadTown/Activity-7-Radiation-Fact-or-Fiction

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