Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 1

What’s the difference between short and long wavelengths.

Answer 1

The difference between long and short wavelengths is that short wavelengths are much higher in energy and long wavelengths are the opposite.

Question 2

What’s a radio wave and what is it used for?

Answer 2

Long frequency waves size ranging from mountains to humans. for communications such as AM/FM and telecommunication satellites

Question 3

What are microwaves and what its use?

Answer 3

Second longest frequency waves size ranging from a die to needle points. used for shorter range communication such as wifi calls or remote controls.

Question 4

What are infrared waves? and what’s its use?

Answer 4

Third longest frequency wave size ranging from an animal cell to bacteria. Used for heating and infrared imaging to measure the temperature of areas.

Question 5

What are ultraviolet rays? and what’s its use?

Answer 5

Third shortest frequency wave size ranging from a virus to DNA. Used for a variety of things such as killing bacteria and creating fluorescent lights

Question 6

What are x rays? and what’s its use?

Answer 6

Second shortest frequency wave size ranging from a water molecule to an atom. Used in medicine to examine most areas of the body.

Question 7

What are gamma rays? and what’s its use?

Answer 7

Shortest frequency wave, size of an atom nucleus. Used for a variety of things such as radiotherapy and sterilization.