Qrtr 4 final

10. Name ________________________________
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Name How they’re made Uses Dangers
As tracers for medical imaging,
By stars and some radioactive
C
Gamma rays
to kill cancer cells, to sterilize
substances.
cancer as well as
medical equipment and food. mutations Can cause
x-rays
Ultra Violet
Visible Light
Infra-Red
Microwaves
Radio Waves
By some stars and nebulae. They
can also be produced by firing
electrons with energy.
Given off by the sun in huge quantities.
Given off anything hot enough to glow.
Composed of white light which is
actually a lot of colors mixed together.
Given off by hot objects and stars,
flames, lamps, people (anything
warm).
Given off by transmitters and stars.
Stars, sparks, lightning, and transmitters.
Also used to to see inside people, and in
airport security. X-Rays are also used by
astronomers to find objects in our
universe since a lot of them emit x-rays.
Can be used for sun tanning, detecting
forged bank notes, helps the body to
absorb vitamin D, kills microbes, and
sterilises things.
Allow us to see things, used in CD and
DVD players, laser printers, and
weapon aiming systems.
Remote Controls, IR lamps heal sports
injuries, Infra Red cameras, thermal
imaging and weather forecasting.
Used to cook, mobile phones and wifi,
speed cameras, and radar.
Mainly used for communication.
Can cause cell death and
Can cause cell death
and cancer.
Can damage the retinas in
your eyes, can also cause
sun burn and skin cancer.
Can also damage the
retina
in your eye.
Anything overheating.
Can cause cataracts from
prolonged exposure to
microwaves.
Believed to cause cancer
in large doses.
_____ Frequency _____ frequency,
Short wavelength ______ Wavelength
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