Uses of the Spectrum
The part of the spectrum we can see.
What is visible light?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum your body uses to produce vitamin D.
What is ultraviolet?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency.
What are gamma rays?
The number of waves that occur in a single second.
What is frequency?
The speed that EM waves travel
Speed of Light
Used for night vision.
What is Infrared?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that carry cell phones signals.
What is microwaves?
The part of the EM spectrum with the lowest frequency.
What are Radio Waves?
As energy increases, wavelength will
What is become shorter?
Overexposure to Ultraviolet rays causes
What is sunburn? What is skin cancer? What is wrinkling?
The part of the spectrum we use to make nuclear weapons?
What is Gamma Rays?
Color that we see is ____________ by the material we are looking at.
What is reflected?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can cause radiation poisoning and death even in moderate amounts.
What are gamma rays?
As energy decreases, frequency will ....
Decrease, become less frequent
Ultraviolet simply means ''______ ______''
What is beyond / above violet
The color that REFLECTS all wavelengths of the visible light spectrum.
What is white?
The color that ABSORBS all wavelengths of the visible light spectrum.
What is black?
List all the types of waves in order from lowest to highest energy.
What is Radio, Micro, infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X Ray, Gamma Ray?
Natural source that produces ALL types of EM waves
What are Stars / Sun?
A particle of traveling light
Photon
The part of the spectrum that transmits wifi signals
What is microwaves?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum used for sound transmission.
What are radio waves?
Past this part on the electromagnetic spectrum the waves can be dangerous to humans.
What is visible light?
Electromagnetic radiation is a combination of which two types of waves?
Electrical and Magnetic
Infrared means
"_______ _______"
Below red