Uses of Electromagnetic Waves

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GCSE Physics (Waves) FlashCards sobre Uses of Electromagnetic Waves, criado por Joanna van Dyk em 10-05-2016.
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FlashCards por Joanna van Dyk, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Questão Responda
Uses of Gammma Rays Sterilization of medical equipment Radiotherapy (destroying cancer cells)
Why can Radio waves be received at long distances from the transmitter? They reflect off the ionosphere
Uses of infrared optical fiber communication thermal imaging
Uses of ultraviolet security ink e.g. detecting forged bank notes
What do all EM waves have in common? They travel at the same speed
Why are Fluorescent lamps not harmful to humans even though they emit ultraviolet radiation? The radiation is absorbed by a coating on the inside of the glass that emits visible light instead
How does a camera create a photograph using visible light? They focus light onto a photosensitive surface
How can the amount of light entering the camera be controlled? how big the aperture is and how long the surface is exposed to light with shutter speed
What can X ray exposure lead to? mutations cancer

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