Skyler Wild - Final Chemistry Notebook

Skyler Wild
Name ____________________
Go to the web site www.darvill.clara.net/emag
1. Click on “How the waves fit into the spectrum” and fill in this table:
>: look out for the
RED words on the web site!
Low __________, frequency Long wavelength
High frequency, Short ______________
wavelength
Radio Waves
Microwaves Infra-red Visible Light Ultra-Violet Waves X-Rays
Gamma rays
2. Click on “Radio waves”. They are used for _______________________
communications.
3. Click on “Microwaves”. They are used for cooking, mobile _________, phones _______ speed cameras and _________.
radar
4. Click on “Infra-red”. These waves are given off by _____ hot _________. objects They are used for remote controls,
cameras in police ____________ night sights , and alarm systems.
5. Click on “Visible Light”. This is used in ___ Disc players and _______ laser printers, and for seeing where we’re going.
6. “UV” stands for “ ________ Ultra ___________”. Violet This can damage the _________ retina in your eyes, and cause
sunburn and even _______ skin cancer. Its uses include detecting forged ______ bank _______.
notes
7. X-rays are used to see inside people, and for _________
airport
security.
8. Gamma rays are given off by some ________________ radioactive substances. We can use them to kill ________ cancer cells,
which is called R_______________ adiotherapy .
9. My Quiz score is ____%.
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