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Electromagnetic Waves Flashcards

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Where does refraction take place?

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At the bounties between layers of air at different temperatures

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What is defraction?

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The spreading out of waves when they pass through a gap or around an object

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What are electromagnetic waves?

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They are electric and magnetic waves disturbances that transforms energy from one place to another

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What are the hazards/problems with using UV light?

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Sun burns

Skin cancer

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Why at night can you hear sound a long way away from its source?

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Because sound waves refract back on the ground

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What problems do infra-red course to cells?

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Skin burns

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What problems do micro and radio waves cause to cells?

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Internal heating

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Why can light not be diffracted around a corner?

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Because the wavelengths are to small

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How can we use information transferred?

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By waves in communication

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Give examples of electromagnetic waves?

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Light waves
Radio waves
Microwaves

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What is the change in direction due to (in refraction)?

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A change of speed

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What type of wave are electromagnetic waves?

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Transverse waves

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What is refraction?

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The change in direction of waves when they travel across a boundary

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Why is violet refracted the most ?

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It has a shorter wavelength

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What are gamma rays used for?

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  • to kill censer cells
  • sterilise food so it doesn’t go of so quickly
  • to check if two metals have fitted together
  • to see inside your body
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Give examples of mechanical waves

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Sound waves
Water waves
Waves on spring and ropes
Seismic waves (produced by earthquakes)

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How is UV light made?

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Sun
Hot objects in space
Hot lights

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What can infra-red be used for ?

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Remote handsets
In optical fibers
Infra-red cameras
Infra-red scanned

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What problems do UV, X-Ray and gamma rays cause to cell?

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More servers cell damage

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What are pixels?

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Thousands of tiny light sensitive cells

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When does the loudness of a note increase?

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The amplitude of the sound waves increases

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What can we use waves for?

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  • to transfer information

- to transfer energy

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What is the wavelength?

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The distance from one crest top to another

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What are optical fibers?

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They are very thin transparent fibers

They are used to transmit signals by light and infra-red radiation

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What does white light contain?
All colours of the visible spectrum
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What is the amplitude?
The height of the wave crest from the position of the rest
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What are microwaves used for and why?
Satellite phone and tv links They can pass through the atmosphere
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Are mechanical waves transverse or longitudinal and give an example?
Both Slinky spring
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What are optical fivers used for?
Medical uses
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Give three facts an image in a plane (flat) mirror
It is up right Vertual The same size as the object
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What is the frequency if a humans hearing range?
20-20 000 Hz
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Give all the electromagnetic spectrums from longest wavelength to shortest
``` Radio Micro Infrared Visible UV X-Ray Gamma ```
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What does sound travel fastest through and why?
Solids because the particles are closer together
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What are the hazards/problems with using light?
Bright light can cause discomfort
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What do mechanical waves need to travel through?
A medium
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What happens to the air when sound waves pass through it?
It makes the air around it vibrate as it pushes and pulls it
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What is the frequency and what is it measured in?
The number of wave crests paras song through a point in one second Hertz
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Why do radio waves have poor reception when they go over hills?
Because they won't have diffracted enough
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Can sound diffract around an open door way?
Yes
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When does the pitch note increase?
When the frequency of the found waves increase
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What can electromagnetic waves do?
They can travel through a vacuum at the same speed of light (300000 kilometres per second) no medium is needed
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What is the visible light used for?
Vision | Photography
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What is the normal?
It is a construction line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
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Are mobile phones safe to use?
More research needs to be done to evaluate it
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What are radio waves with more than 100m used for?
National and international radio stations
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What are the hazards/problems with using radio waves?
It can course: cancer, effect health, cell damage, brain damage
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What are the hazards/problems with using gamma ray?
Hard to control so you could kill other cells without meaning to If exposed to it cells can mutate and cause cancer It has a short wavelength so it is very dangerouse
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What are x-rays used for?
To see bones in hospitals
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What are mechanical waves?
They are vibrations that travel through the medium (substance)
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What is the wave equation?
Speed (m/s)=frequency (Hz) + wavelength (m)
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How are microwaves made?
Many types if transmitters
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How are gamma rays made?
Some radioactive substances | Given of by stars
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What is the hazard with using infrared?
Over heating
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The warmer it is the ............. the spread of sound
Greater
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What are echoes due to?
Sounds reflected of smooth hard surfaces
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What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image?
A real image can be projected onto a screen but a virtual image can only exist in a mirror
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For a light ray reflected by a plain mirror what two angles are there?
Angle of reflection | Angle of incidence
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Why are radio waves with different wave lengths used for different purpose ?
Because the wavelength affects how far they go, how much they spread and how much information they carry
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What are hazards with using X-rays?
They cause cancer if over exposed
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What are UV lights used for?
``` Sun beds Lights Bugs are attracted to the light Fake notes They can glow in the dark so they are used in discos ```
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How is light/visible made?
It is emitted by luminous objects
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What are radio waves with a less than 1m wavelength used for?
TV broadcasting
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What can we replace with radio waves?
Bluetooth
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How are x-rays made?
X-ray machines
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When light passes from air into glass is the angle of refraction (inside the glass) more or less than the angle of incidence?
Less
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Why can't light diffract around an open door?
Because the gap must be a similar size to the wavelength of the wave in order for diff reaction to take place
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The greater the diffraction, the ............. the gap
Narrower
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What are the hazard with using microwaves?
May stop working | Long exploiter can lead to brain damage
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How are radio waves made?
Many transmitters Lights Stars Sparks
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What happens to sound during the day time any why?
Sound refracts upwards | Because the air near the ground is warmer than the air higher up
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What are radio waves used for?
Radio and tv broadcasting Radio communication Mobil phone calls
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What do microwaves carried ?
Mobile phone calls
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What do we mean when we say that instruments resonates?
Vibration created by a musical instrument produces sound waves

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