Unit review exercises 1

Question 1

1. (601)Which entity provides regulatory oversight for the use of radioactive materials by Air Force
   (AF) organizations?
   a. United States Air Force (USAF) Radioisotope Committee Secretariat (RICS).
   b. Radiation safety committee (RSC).
   c. USAF surgeon general’s office (USAF/SG).
   d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer 1

a. United States Air Force (USAF) Radioisotope Committee Secretariat (RICS).

Question 2

2. (601) Who is the unit commander’s point of contact for radiation protection matters?
   a. Unit radiation safety officer.
   b. Command radiation safety officer.
   c. Installation radiation safety officer.
   d. Unit radiation safety committee officer.

Answer 2

a. Unit radiation safety officer.

Question 3

3. (602) A rock rolling down a hill contains what form of energy?
   a. Kinetic.
   b. Velocity.
   c. Potential.
   d. Centrifugal.

Answer 3

a. Kinetic.

Question 4

4. (602) As the kinetic energy in electrons increases, the
   a. closer they are to each other.
   b. closer they are to the nucleus.
   c. farther they are from each other.
   d. farther they are from the nucleus.

Answer 4

d. farther they are from the nucleus.

Question 5

5. (603) The number of electromagnetic waves passing a certain point in one second is known as
   a. energy.
   b. intensity.
   c. frequency.
   d. wavelength.

Answer 5

c. frequency.

Question 6

7. (603) The amount of energy flowing through a given area in a certain amount of time refers to what
   measure of electromagnetic radiation?
   a. Activity.
   b. Frequency.
   c. Intensity.
   d. Wavelength.

Answer 6

c. Intensity.

Question 7

6. (603) As the frequency becomes higher, wavelength becomes
   a. slower.
   b. longer.
   c. faster.
   d. shorter.

Answer 7

d. shorter.

Question 8

8. (604) A tanning booth is a good example of which type of radiation?
   a. Gamma.
   b. Visible.
   c. Infrared.
   d. Ultraviolet.

Answer 8

d. Ultraviolet.