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Electromagnetic Flashcards

1
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Are transverse waves that carry energy from one place to another

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Electromagnetic waves

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2
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An EM wave consists of what?

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Magnetic and Electric fields

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3
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How fast do EM waves move?

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Speed of light

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4
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TRUE OR FALSE: EM waves are transverse waves

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True

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5
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FILL IN THE BLANK: The oscillating electric and magnetic fields are _____________ to the direction in which the waves move

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Perpendicular

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6
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How are EM waves measured

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Cycles per second or Hertz (Hz)

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7
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Entire range of frequencies is referred to as what?

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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8
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TRUE OR FALSE: EM waves require any medium to propagate energy

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False, they do not require any

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9
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TRUE OF FALSE: A wave moves repeatedly from one position to another

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True

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10
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It means to change regularlt in strength and direction

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Oscillate

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11
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It refers to the number of complete vibrations per second of the field at a point along the path of the passing wave

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Frequency

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12
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TRUE OR FALSE: The frequency also equals the vibration frequency of the wave’s source

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True

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13
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The ____________ of an EM wave depends on its frequency and speed

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Wavelength

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14
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Speed of light

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3x10^8

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15
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What equation is used to define the wave properties of matter

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de Broglie

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16
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What value defines the amount of energy that a photon can carry, according to the frequency of the wave in which it travels

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h or Planck’s constant (6.626x10^-34)

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17
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EM waves are often classified by frequency in a scheme called the __________________

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electromagnetic spectrum

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18
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TRUE OR FALSE: Frequency and wavelength has a direct relationship

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False, they have an inverse

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19
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TRUE OR FALSE: Wavelength and energy has an inverse relationship

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True

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20
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TRUE OR FALSE: Frequency and energy has a direct relationshio

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True

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21
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These EM waves occupy a particular range of wavelength known as __________________

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Band

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22
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Type of EM wave used mostly for communication

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Radio waves

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23
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EM wave used for radar tracking, radio navigation, communications, medical diathermy, heating in microwave ovens, drying, and other industrial purposes

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Microwave

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24
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EM wave that warms your skin

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Infrared

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25
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Waves that are sometimes called heat or thermal radiation

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Infrared

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26
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Caused by the motion of electrons in atoms as they jump between different orbits

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Light waves

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27
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Produced by the motion of electrons in atoms

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UV radiation and X-rays

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28
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EM wave that darkens the skin

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UV Radiation

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29
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Used for examining the interiors of objects that are opaque to light, such as the human body

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X-ray

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30
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EM wave produced by the motion of charged particles in nuclei

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Gamma rays

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31
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is the radiation energy that travels and spreads out as it goes

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EM spectrum

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32
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TRUE OR FALSE: Cool objects produce more energy radiation than hot objects

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False, it’s the opposite

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33
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Each particle contains a bundle of energy called _____________

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photon

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34
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TRUE OR FALSE: There is a sharp division between one kind of wave in the EM spectrum

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False, they don;t have any

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35
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Is a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation

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photon

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36
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TRUE OR FALSE: Photons carry energy proportional to the radiation frequency but has zero rest mass

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true

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37
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EM wave that has the longest wavelength

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radio waves

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38
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they are used to transmit radio and television signals

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radio waves

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39
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reception of radio wave that have longer wavelength

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Amplitude Modulation (AM)

40
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radio wave that readily bends easily around buildings and other objects that might be present in their path

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Amplitude Modulation (AM)

41
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radio wave that has shorter wavelength

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Frequency Modulation (FM)

42
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radio wave where objects might obstruct them which results in poor signals

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Frequency Modulation (FM)

43
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is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents that carry radio signals

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Radio frequency (RF)

44
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extremely high-frequency radio waves

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microwaves

45
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EM wave used in telecommunication such as cellphones

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microwaves

46
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used in electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

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microwave radiation

47
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discovered the existence of infrared

48
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light beyond the red part of the visible light spectrum where there is no visible light but even higher temperature

49
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is the EM radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light

50
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infrared light is closest in wavelength to visible light

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near-infrared light

51
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infrared light that is closer to the microwave region

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far infrared

52
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TRUE OR FALSE: Near-infrared light is very hot

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False, it’s not hot at all

53
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TRUE OR FALSE: Far infrared lights are thermal, which means they can be experienced in the form of heat

54
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can be used to remotely determine the temperature of object

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Infrared radiation

55
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process where infrared radiation is used to remotely determine the temperature of objects

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thermography or pyrometry

56
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portion of EM radiation that is visible to the human eye

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visible light

57
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are given off by anything that is hot enough to glow

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light waves

58
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TRUE OR FALSE: when all the waves of the visible light are seen together, they make white light

59
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produced by high-temperature surfaces such as the sun

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UV radiation

60
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EM radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum to ionize atoms or molecules

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non-ionizing radiation

61
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sunburn of the cornea

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photokeratitis

62
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type of EM wave used to prevent counterfeiters

63
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high-energy waves that have great penetrating power and are used extensively in medical applications and in inspecting welds

64
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in many languages, x-radiation is called ___________________–

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Rontgen radiation

65
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with the technique called ____________________________, a section of human body can be imaged using x-rays and computer technology

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computer-assisted tomography

66
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a medical procedure that is often used with chemoteraphy, which uses very high-frequency x-rays to destroy cancer cells

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radiotheraphy

67
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generated by radioactive atoms and in nuclear explosions, and are used in many medical application

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gamma rays

68
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TRUE OR FALSE: x-rays are more penetrating than gamma rays

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False, it’s the opposite

69
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images of our universe has been taken in ______________

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gamma rays

70
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procedure where multiple concentrated beams of gamma rays are directed at the growth in order to kill the cancerous cells

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gamma knife surgery

71
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the energy produced by nuclear reactions at the core of the sun

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electromagnetic radiation

72
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TRUE OR FALSE: shortest and longest wavelengths are visible to our eyes

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false, only medium wavelengths are visible

73
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the radiation given off from the sun

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solar spectrum

74
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radiation has two basic carriers

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particles and waves

75
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can be defined as the process of emitting energy by particles and waves

76
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two types of radiation

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natural and man-made

77
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are composed of unstable atoms that give off their excess energy until it becomes stable

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radioactive materials

78
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happens during the spontaneous change to be more stable

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radioactive decay

79
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one way to describe the radioactivity of an element is its ______________

80
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is the time required for half of the original population of radiactive atoms to decay

81
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damaging form of radiation

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ionizing radiation

82
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atomic nuclei consisting of two protons and two neutrons

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alpha particles

83
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fast-moving electrons ejected from the nuclei of atoms

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beta particles

84
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energetuc particles arriving at earth from outer space

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cosmic radiation

85
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basic unit used to measure exposure to ionizing radiation

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sievert (Sv)

86
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it is a way of measuring ionizing radiation in terms of the potential to cause harm

87
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radiation exposure is expressed in _________

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millisieverts (mSv) or microsieverts

88
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older and non-standard SI used to measure radiation

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REM (roentgen equivalent man)

89
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TRUE OR FALSE: One sievert is one hundred times larger than one rem

90
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long-term and low-level exposure to radiation

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stochastic effect

91
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exposure to high levels of radiation and become more severe as the exposure increases

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non-stochastic effect

92
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radiation effects in which the chance of occurence increases with the dose

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stochastic effects

93
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radiation effects that increase their severity as dose increases

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non-stochastic effect

95
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the basic unit used to measure exposure to ionizing radiation

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sievert (Sv)

96
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is also used in electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

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microwave radiation

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