Across
- 4. a tool you could use when handling radioactive sources
- 6. a badge you can wear that shows the level of radiation around
- 8. this can happen in DNA and create tumors or cancer
- 9. sperm and eggs are called g_______
- 11. this type of radiation is always around us at very low levels
- 12. if DNA is damaged in sperm or eggs then the next generation may inherit these
- 13. what happens if you're being exposed to radiation
- 14. you could increase this from you to the source to protect from some sources
- 16. this metal will shield from gamma rays if it is thick enough
Down
- 1. alpha, beta and gamma rays are all __________ radiations when they meet atoms
- 2. what happens when radioactive sources get on your skin or inside you
- 3. the radioactive gas given off my some stones and rocks in the ground
- 5. wearing these on your hands can protect from radioactive sources getting on them
- 7. the type of clothing to wear to stop contamination
- 10. you could decrease the amount of ____ spent around radioactive sources
- 15. this can be put in between someone and a source of radiation