electromagnetic spectrum Flashcards

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radio waves
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

A

uses: communication/ bluetooth
dangers: none
how its made: oscillations in electrical circuits

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microwaves
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: heat food/ satelites
dangers: burning
how its made: oscullations in electrical circuits

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infrared radiation
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: see in dark/ tv remotes/ ovens
dangers: burning
how its made: changes in the electrons of atoms

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visible light
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: seeing
dangers: blinding?
how its made: changes in electrons of atoms

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ultra violet radiation
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: detecting forgery (e.g. bank notes)/ tanning/ bacteria killing
dangers: skin cancer
how its made: changes in the electrons of atoms

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x- rays
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: detecting broken bones/ security
dangers: mutation in the dna of cells (causes them to die or reproduce rapidly [cancer])
how its made: high speed electrons colliding with glass

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gamma rays
uses:
dangers:
how its made:

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uses: treat cancer
dangers: mutation in the dna of cells (causes them to die or reproduce rapidly [cancer])
how its made: changes in the nucleus

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an example of a transverse wave

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(🎶radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, physical light, ultra violet, x-rays, gamma rays🎵)

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9
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example of a longitudinal wave?

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sound waves 🔈🔉🔊

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10
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what do waves transfer?

do they transfer matter?

A

they transfer energy

they dont transfer matter

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11
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what type of wave is a sound wave and water wave?

A

mechanical wave

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12
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what is the universal wave equation

A

v= f x lambda

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13
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what does v = f λ mean

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the speed of a wave = frequency x wavelength

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14
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do light / shiny surfaces emit the most or least heat

A

least

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15
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name seven energy stores

A
thermal
kinetic 
gravitational potential 
elastic potential 
chemical 
nuclear 
magnetic
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16
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what’s the specific heat capacity

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the amount of energy it takes to heat one kg of a substance by 1 degrees

17
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x-rays have a bigger or small wavelength than microwaves

18
Q

do gamma rays have a higher or lower frequency than radio waves

19
Q

what wave has the highest energy

A

gamma rays

20
Q

give evidence for why the wave travels but not air

A

‘air does not move away from a vibrating tuning fork to creat a vacuum’

21
Q

name 3 non renewable energy sources

A
  • coal
  • oil
  • (natural) gas
22
Q

name 7 renewable energy sources

A
  • the sun (solar)
  • wind
  • water waves (like dams)
  • hydro electricity
  • biofuel
  • tides
  • geothermal
23
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what would the energy stores be when throwing a ball in the air

A

chemical to kinetic to gravitational potential to kinetic

24
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what’s specific latent heat

A

energy needed for 1kg of a substance to change state w/o temp change
THE THING WHERE THE GRAPH STAYS FLAT BC THEYRE BREAKING THE BONDS AND NOT CHANGING TEMP

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advantages of non renewable power
high in energy, provides more than renewable | large profits in the mining and selling
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what happens to wasted energy
it transfers it into heat energy which is dissipated