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P13 - Electromagnetic Waves 2️⃣✅ Flashcards

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What are carrier waves?

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Waves used to carry any type of signal

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What is a contrast medium?

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Am X-ray absorbing substance used to fill a body organ so the organ can be seen on a radiograph (X-ray)

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What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

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The continuous spectrum of electromagnetic waves

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What is ionisation?

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Any process in which atoms become charged

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What are microwaves?

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Electromagnetic waves between infared radiationa dn radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum

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What is optical fibre?

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Thin glass fibre used to transmit light signals

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What is radiation dose?

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The ammount of ionising radiation a person recieves

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What are radio waves?

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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths greater than 0.10m

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What is ultraviolet radiation (UV)?

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Electromagnetic waves between visivble light and X-rays in the electromagnetic spectrum

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What is wave speed?

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The distance travelled per second by a wave crest or trough

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What is white light?

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Light than includes all the colours of the spectrum

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What is absorption?

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The transfer of energy from teh wave to the medium - when something goes in but doesnt come out

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What is transmission?

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When something enters another mediunm and still comes out the other side - it isnt absorbed

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What waves have ionising power on the electromagnetic spectrum?

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UV, X-rays & Gamma rays have the ability to knock off electrons from atoms which can be dangerous in your cells, specifically DNA

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Frequency of waves ________________ the electromagentic spectrum

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increase up

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Wavelength of waves ________________ the electromagnetic spectrum

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decrease up

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17
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What is the equation for wavespeed?

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V = f x λ
wavespeed = frequency x wavelength

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18
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What are the 4 ways heat is transferred?

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  • Coduction
  • Convection
  • Radiation
  • Evapouration
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19
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What is black body radiation?

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Black bodies are perfect absorbers & emitters of radiation thereofore black bodies neither relfect or transmit & all wavelengths are absorbed

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20
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What is the ionosphere?

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A layer of ions in our atmosphere. Radiowaves are reflected by the ionosphere

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21
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What colour has the largest wavelength?

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Red

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What colour has the smallest wavelength?

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Violet

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23
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What colour has the lowest frequency?

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Red

24
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What colour has the highest frequency?

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Violet

25
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What things can be transported by an optical fibre?

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light or infared waves

26
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What is a full-duplex system?

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A method of transmitting data in both directions simultaneously, over separate communication lines - allowing 1 person to speak whilst also hearing the other person at the same time

27
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What is a half-duplex system?

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Where signals/ data can be both sent and recieived but not both at the same time

28
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What is an example of a device that uses full-duplex systems?

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A mobile phone

29
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What is an example of a device that uses half-duplex systems?

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A walkie-talkie

30
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How do optical fibres work?

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The rays are internally reflected all the way along, inside, the glass tube

31
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As no light escapes optical fibres, does that mean they go on forever?

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No, as they are made up of glass and glass absorbs a small ammount of light every time it hits it, the signal would eventually run out

32
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How does a radio station actually work? Put these tabs into the correct order

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  • 5
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
33
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What is radiotherapy?

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A type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells

34
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What are medical tracers?

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Radioactive sources that emitt gamma rays that easily pass through the body to a detector outside the body

35
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Why do medical tracers have to have a short half life?

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So it ‘traces’ and does its job and then dies so it causes minimal damage to your body cells

36
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What is dose?

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The ammount of damage that would be caused by the absorption of 1 joule of energy in each kg of body mass

37
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What are the units to measure radiation dose?

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Sieverts, Sv

38
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What is a dosimeter?

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A machine that measures the dosage of radiation

39
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What is a CT scan?

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A medical imaging technique that is used to obtain detailed images of the body.

40
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What does CT scan stand for?

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Computed Tomography Scan

41
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How do X-rays work?

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  • X-rays are fired at the limb/ object that is ontop of photographic film
  • X-rays pass through soft tissue, therefore hitting the photographic film, turining it black
  • X-rays are absorbed by teeth, bones and metal objects, therefore not reaching the photographic film, leaving it white
42
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How does photographic film work?

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  • When hit by an X-ray it turns black
  • When not hit by X-ray it remains white
43
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What does a contrast medium allow X-rays to do?

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View soft tissue

44
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How do contrast mediums work?

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Contrast medium are digestible substances that absorb X-rays more easily - therefore leaving the organ the contrast medium is inside white on photographic film as no X-rays passed through it and reached the film, they were absorbed, leavining the once black soft tissue/ organ white on an X-ray

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What do doctors use X-rays for?

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Commonly for viewing breaks or fractures in bones & sometmes teeth. Can sometimes be used to view soft tissue & organs when used along side a contrast medium

46
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What do doctors use CT scans for?

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Diagnose tumours, investigate internal bleeding or to check for other internal damage

47
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What is the mneumonic to remeber the order of the electromagnetic spectrum?

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R aging
M artians
I nvade
V enus
U sing
X -ray
G uns

48
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Using the mneumonic for the electromagnetic spectrum, list the electromagnetic spectrum in order.

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  1. Radio waves
  2. Microwaves
  3. Infared
  4. Visible
  5. Ultraviolet
  6. X-ray
  7. Gamma
49
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What is one hazard of exposure to UV light?

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  • skin cancer
50
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What is the range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum?

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51
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What type of camera uses infared radiation to form images?

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A thermal imaging camera

52
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What 2 types of electromagnetic waves are used when cooking food?

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Microwaves (microwave oven) and infared to heat things up

53
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What type of scan would a pregnant woman have and why?

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Ultrasound because they use sound waves and are not ionising like x-rays

54
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What is a Charge Coupled Device (CCD)?

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A charged coupled device (CCD) absorbs infrared radiation to produce an image. Each pixel in the CCD detects the infrared radiation and the data can be processed using a computer.

55
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What are uses for each type of electromagnetic radiation?

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