VII. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY:
A. Read each statement, Mark "Fact" or "Fiction" for each statement depending on what you think
or believe to be correct.
Fact Fiction 1. Radioactive waste remains radioactive forever.
o Fact oFiction 2. People who live in Denver, Colorado, receive more exposure to cosmic radiation
than people living in Florida.
o Fact oFiction 3. Radiation from a tanning bed is more harmful than radiation from the sun
Fact oFiction 4. If you are exposed to radiation you will develop cancer.
Fact Fiction 5. Suntans are the result of skin damage from the sun.
Fact oFiction 6. Most radiation that we are exposed to is man-made.
Fact oFiction 7. Living near a nuclear power plant poses less risk of radiation exposure than
living in a home or area with high radon levels.
Fact oFiction 8. You should keep track of the number of medical x-rays and scans you have
received.
Fact oFiction 9. Exposing food to radiation makes it radioactive.
Fact oFiction 10. All glow-in-the-dark items contain radioactive sources.
Fact oFiction 11. Radiation was discovered during World War Il when the atomic bomb was
developed
Fact oFiction 12. Radiation exposure will cause you to glow.
Fact oFiction 13. Cigarettes are a source of radiation exposure.
Fact Fiction 14. Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults​