The Uses Of Rays/ And What Order Are They In Flashcards by Izziexxxfrogz 🐸🥑 | Brainscape

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X-ray

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X-rays , don’t go through bone , damage DNA, cracks metal

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Uv

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Fluorescent signs lights , tanning beds , bank notes

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Gamma

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Sterilise surgical instruments , damage DNA, cancer treatment

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Visible

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Photography, TV/ video , sight, snow blindness

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Infrared

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Heaters , toasters, grills

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Microwave

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Mobile phone signals , microwave oven

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Radio

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Radio + TV signals

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Frequency is measured in

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Hertz

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Wavelength is measured in

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Meters

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Loudness is measured in

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Decibles

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What size is a gamma ray

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Atomic nuclei

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What size is a x-ray wave

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Atom

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What size is the ultra violet wave

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Molecules

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What size is the visible waves

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Germs

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What size are infrared waves

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Point of a pin

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What size are microwave waves

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Any size from a honey bee to human

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What size are radio waves

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Buildings

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What Oder do the waves come in

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Gamma ray
X ray
Ultra violet
Visible
Infrared
Microwave
Radio

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What waves do not penetrate the earths atmosphere

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Gamma ray
X-ray
Microwave
Ultra violet
Infrared

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What are common properties in the EM spectrum

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Transverse waves
2.can travel in a vacuum
Travel at 300,000,000 m/s in a vacuum

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What’s the definition of a transverse wave

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One in which the vibration of particles within the wave are perpendicular to the direction that the energy of the wave is being transferred