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Harmful effects ofinfrared radiation(heat one)

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Harmful:
- released during welding and cutting from furnaces and molten metal production, workers must pretect themselves(by wearing googles to protect eyes)
- Excessive infrared radiation contributes to climate change, increase in temperature on earth(changes in weather patterns, hamring living things)

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applications of infrared radiation(heat one)

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Applications:

  • Thermal imaging cameras to scan people for fever
  • burglar alarms to detect movement if objects in complete darkness(body has heat)
  • remote controls to send signals to things like television(electrical circuit)
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Harmful effects ultraviolet radiation

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Harmful

  • exposure to UV radiation can harm our eyes and cause skin cancer (can protect by putting sunscreen or sunblock when outdoors)
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applications of ultraviolet radiation

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Applications

  • small amount of UV increases vitamin D in our body
  • treat babies with jaundice
  • disinfect medical equiment, food and water(environmental friendlt cause no harmful method is used.
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Harmful effects of visible light

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Harmful:

  • light pollution( we cannot migrate, reproduce, search for food, sleep and escape form predators)
  • Exposure to liht source cause damage to books and documents, causging ink and colour to fade, paper and binding materials deteriorate(so flash photography not allowed in some musuems
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applications of visible light

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Applications

  • Plants use the light energy from visible light to make sugar using carbin dioxide and water through photosynthesis
  • allow us to carry out our daily activities.
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