Uses of the spectrum
The part of the spectrum we can see.
What is visible light?
ROY G BIV stands for.
What is Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet?
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What are the colors of the visible light spectrum.
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency.
What is Gamma Waves?
Electromagnetic waves are this type of wave
What is transverse?
The electromagnetic spectrum is organized by this feature of the wave.
What is wavelength, or frequency?
The part of the spectrum used to look at bones.
What is X-rays?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is often detected as heat
What is infrared?
The part of the electromagnetic Spectrum has the smallest or lowest frequency.
What is Radio Waves?
The color with the longest wavelength.
What is red?
Unlike longitudinal waves, EM waves are able to travel through empty space also known as this
What is a vacuum?
The part of the spectrum we use to treat cancer
What is Gamma Rays?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that help our bodies make Vitamin D but can also cause sunburns
What is ultraviolet?
The frequency, energy, and wavelength of the dangerous parts of the EM spectrum
What is high frequency, high energy, and short wavelength?
Found between infrared and ultraviolet on the EM spectrum
What is visible light?
As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength _______ .
What is decreases or becomes smaller?
The part of the spectrum do we use to sterilize medical equipment.
What is Gamma waves?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is used to look at soft tissue in the body (MRIs and CAT scans).
What is X-Rays waves?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can cause skin cancer.
What is ultraviolet waves?
What is 7?
This occurs when light passes through a prism allowing a rainbow to be seen on the other side
What is refract or refraction?
The part of the spectrum do we use to listen to AM/FM stations in the car
What is radio waves?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that carry cell phones signals.
What is microwaves?
The most dangerous part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can cause radiation poisoning and death even is moderate amounts.
What are gamma waves?
Where electromagnetic waves come from
What is the Sun or Stars?
We put this on to protect ourselves from harmful ultraviolet radiation
What is sunscreen?