AQA Trilogy GCSE Science Science
Mission Objectives
Define the terms contamination and irradiation
State the difference between contamination and irradiation
Explain the hazards associated with contamination and irradiation
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Words and meanings to learn
irradiation
exposure of an object, material or organism to radiation, typically from a source outside the object itself
radiation
the energy released from the decay of unstable atoms
Chernobyl
the site of a catastrophic nuclear disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine
radioisotope
an isotope of an element that is radioactive
contamination
the unintended or undesired presence of radioactive material on or within a surface, substance, or person
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