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Uncommon card · Science
Background radiation, an Uncommon card
Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 51,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Background radiation quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Background radiation card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Background radiation originates from a ______ of sources, both natural and artificial.
Answer
variety. Background radiation originates from a variety of sources, both natural and artificial. From the Background radiation article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Amsterdam Metro. Amsterdam Metro 80 · Background radiation 77 · Forging 74 · Erbium 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Background radiation. Background radiation 51,000 · Jöns Jacob Berzelius 35,000 · Gaudapada 24,000 · Bruno Pontecorvo 15,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Background radiation originates from a variety of sources, both natural and artificial.
- These include both cosmic radiation and environmental radioactivity from naturally occurring radioactive materials, as well as man-made medical X-rays, fallout from nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accidents.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Background radiation article was read about 51,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Background radiation
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Background radiation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kiwiev, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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