School: ____________________ Name: ____________________

Teacher: ___________________ Age and Grade: _____________

Circle the T if the statement is True, and the F if the statement is false.

Wait for each statement to be read aloud before making your selection.

1. T or F Radon is radioactive waste material from nuclear power plants.

2. T or F Radon gas comes from the soil and rocks beneath some homes.

3. T or F Radon is a radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell, or taste.

4. T or F Radon is more dangerous to a smoker than a nonsmoker.

5. T or F The only way to know if your house contained radon gas would be to test

for it.

6. T or F The most common way for radon gas to enter a home is through open

windows.

7. T or F Breathing radon gas for many years may cause lung cancer.

8. T or F You would know if your house contained radon gas because you

could smell it.