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Test Bank For Essentials of Dental Radiography For Dental Assistants and Hygienists 10th Edition by Thompson
Test Bank For Essentials of Dental Radiography For Dental Assistants and Hygienists 10th Edition by Thompson
Multiple Choice
1. Each of the following is a form of energy EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Heat
b. Water
c. Light
d. X-radiation
2. What is the maximum number of electron shells (energy levels) an atom can have?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
3. Each of the following is a form of ionizing radiation EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a. Cosmic rays
b. X-rays
c. Radio waves
d. Gamma rays
4. Each of the following statements about electromagnetic radiations is true EXCEPT one.
a. Sievert
b. Roentgen
d. Gray
a. Gray
b. Sievert
c. Rad
d. Rem
a. Medical x-rays
b. Occupational exposure
c. Dental x-rays
d. Background radiation
9. The speed of a wave is its
a. Wavelength
b. Velocity
c. Frequency
d. Photon
10. The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by:
a. Characteristic radiation
b. Radionuclide decay
c. Bremsstrahlung radiation
d. Coherent scattering
b. resistor of heat.
c. type of electricity.
d. movement of energy.
12. The smallest particle of a substance that still retains the properties of that substance is a/an:
a. atom.
b. electron.
c. neutron.
d. molecule.
13. The emission and movement of electromagnetic or particulate energy through space is
known as:
a. ionization.
b. radiation.
c. radioactivity.
14. The measure of the number of waves that pass a given point per unit of time is known as
the:
a. angstrom unit.
b. wavelength.
c. frequency.
d. velocity.
15. When x-rays pass through matter, which interaction results in x-rays being scattered in all
directions?
16. The amount of energy deposited in the teeth or soft tissue by any type of radiation is called
the:
a. exposure amount.
b. absorbed dose.
c. dose equivalent.
d. background radiation.
17. The units used to measure the dose equivalent of radiation is the:
a. Gray (Gy).
b. Sieverts (Sv).
c. Coulombs per kilogram (C/kg).
d. Roentgens (R).
b. sievert
c. roentgen
d. gray
20. The wavelength determines the energy and penetrating power of the radiation.
The longer the wavelength, the higher the energy of the radiation.
True/False
2. An atom is the smallest part of an element that still retains properties of that element.
3. Electrons have a positive charge.
11. The number of electrons in the nucleus of an element determines its atomic number.
12. Background radiation includes cosmic rays from outer space, naturally occurring
13. Kinetic energy is the internal energy within the atom that holds its components together.
14. The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the atomic number.
15. Energy that travels in a different direction than that of the original x-ray is collectively
16. The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by general
(bremsstrahlung) radiation.
18. X-rays of high energy and extremely short wavelengths are classified as hard radiation.
20. Electromagnetic radiation is propelled through space as both a particle and a wave.
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