Electromagnetic spectrum Flashcards
1
Q
Gamma rays source
A
Power stations, radioactive materials and nuclear weapons
2
Q
Gamma rays detector
A
Geiger-müller tube and photodiode
3
Q
Gamma rays use
A
Destroying cancers, radioactive tracers
4
Q
X-rays source
A
X-ray tube
5
Q
X-rays detector
A
Photographic film, photodiode
6
Q
X-rays use
A
Seeing broken bones
7
Q
Ultraviolet source
A
Sun, UV lamps and LEDs
8
Q
Ultraviolet detector
A
Fluorescent ink/paint, photodiode
9
Q
Ultraviolet use
A
Security marketing, treating skin conditions
10
Q
Visible light source
A
Sun, lamps, LEDs
11
Q
Visible light detector
A
Retina of eye, photographic film, photodiode
12
Q
Visible light use
A
Vision
13
Q
Infrared source
A
Hot objects, heat lamps, LEDs
14
Q
Infrared detector
A
Thermochromic film, photodiode
15
Q
Infrared use
A
Finding hot objects or people, scanning houses
