EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by writing the answer in the space
provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1.
______________________________ discovered the x-ray in 1895.
2.
What name is associated with the vacuum discharge tube?
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3.
Roentgen was unable to determine the exact nature of the rays produced so he
referred to them as x-rays since "x" is commonly used to:
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4.
(x-ray), sometimes referred to as x-ray photons, is known as:
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5.
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6. List three sources of man-made radiation.
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