Atomic Structure - - TEST Flashcards
What is the type of radiation that is very harmful in high amounts?
Gamma Rays
What type of waves come from the sun and change the DNA of your skin cells?
Ultra Violet Radiation
What type of waves are used in cooking your food?
Microwaves
What is they space where no particles of matter exist?
vacuum
What is the spectrum that you can SEE all the colors and they blend into each other?
Continuous Spectrum
What is the term for the colors you can see?
Visible Light
What consists of electromagnetic waves used to track weather, and speeding cars?
Radar Waves
What is a series of energy waves that travel in a vacuum at a speed of 3.0 X 10(10) cm/s?
Electromagnetic Radiation
What is the term for the amount of waves that pass a specific point in a certain amount of time?
Frequency
What is the term for the distance from the origin of the wave to the top of the wave?
Amplitude
What is the term for atoms of the same element but they have different numbers of neutrons and mass numbers?
Isotopes
What is the term for the place where a wave begins (starts)?
Origin
What is the speturm where only small strips of light can be seen?
Line spectrum
What is another name for the line spectrum?
Atomic emissions spectra
What type of waves are used to take pictures of your bones?
X-rays