18. Waves & Electromagnetic Spectrum: Electromagnetic Waves Flashcards

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What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

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What are Electromagnetic Waves and what are their properties?

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What are the 7 categories of Waves in the EM Spectrum?

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What part of the spectrum can we see with our eyes?

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What is the difference between the visible light colours?

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All EM waves transfer energy between what?

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Source to Absorber

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What happens with higher frequency EM waves?

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More energy is transferred

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What are the properties of Radio Waves?

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What are the properties of Microwaves?

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What are the properties of Infrared Waves?

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What are the properties of Ultraviolet Waves?

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What are the properties of X-Rays?

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Communications: How are Radio Waves made?

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What are Radio Waves mainly used for?

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What are Long Wave Radio Waves used for?

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What are Short Wave Radio Waves used for?

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What is Bluetooth used for?

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What radio waves are used for TV and FM Radio?

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What Waves are used by Satellites? How do they work?

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