What
are
X-Rays?
Subject Web Sampler by Mr. Carrison – Gates Intermediate School
Check out the links below. Use them to answer the 5 questions found below.
- http://history.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/medicine-disease/who-discovered-x-ray
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray
- http://cxpi.spme.monash.edu.au/xray_history.htm
- http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/label_france/ENGLISH/SCIENCES/CURIE/marie.html
- http://www.aip.org/history/curie/brief/05_campaigns/campaigns_1.html
- http://www.aip.org/history/curie/brief/05_campaigns/campaigns_3.html
- Who discovered and named x-rays?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Norma Jeane Mortenson
c. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
d. Madam Marie Curie
e. George W. Bush - X-rays
a. can be used for dental diagnosis
b. are used in medical diagnosis and research
c. come from natural sources
d. can be man made
e. at the airport can be used to detect weapons and other hazardous materials
f. all of the above - Which of the following is true of Marie Curie?
a. she was born in Poland
b. earned American citizenship in 1899 but was born in England to 2 parents of German decent
c. died in 1965 from pneumonia
d. majored in golf in college and minored in ancient adolescent medieval Greek poetry
e. was credited with the boiler (engine) design of large ship engines such as those used on the Titanic - Marie Curie and her husband
a. conducted research on radiation
b. discovered new elements
c. received Nobel Peace Prizes for their scientific contributions to society
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
f. only B and C - Marie Curie died from
a. excessive science homework
b. years of exposure to radioactive materials
c. tuberculosis
d. over exposure to O2
e. a stroke caused from eating a diet rich in animal fats - A radiograph
a. weighs 2.341 grams
b. is a picture of sorts taken with nuclear gamma radiation
c. is a picture of bones taken using x-rays
d. measures radio waves usually in the AM and FM band width but can be used for other frequencies
