Question

Explain the term background radiation.

Answer 1

Background Radiation:

1. Background radiations are the radiations that our environment is always exposed to.

2. There are two kinds of background radiations:

2.1 Natural Radiation: These are the radiations that originate due to the radioactive materials present on earth.

2.2 Cosmic Radiation: These are the radiations that come from the sun, stars, and other celestial bodies by penetrating our earth's atmosphere.