Skyler Wild - Final Chemistry Notebook

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Name How they’re made Uses Dangers
Gamma rays
X-Rays
Ultra-Violet
Light
Visible Light
Infra-Red
Microwaves
Radiowaves
They're given off by stars, and some
radioactive substances.
An X-Ray machine fires off a controlled
beam of electrons and with enough
energy it will produce X-Rays.
It is made by special lamps and is
given off by the Sun.
Light waves are given off by anything
that is hot enough to glow.
They are given off by hot objects.
They are given off by various
transmitters.
Radiowaves are made by various
transmitters, stars, sparks, and lightning.
To kill cancer cells and in radiotherapy
X-Rays are used in airport security to
see inside people and are used by
astronomers to find x-ray emitting
objects in the universe.
Getting a sun tan, detecting forged bank
notes, make clothes grow, sterilise
products, kill microbes, and produce
vitamin D in the body.
To see and they are also used in disc
players, laser printers, and weapon
aiming systems.
They are used in remote controls, video
recorders, heat injuries, cameras, and
night sights.
Microwaves cook food, allow wifi,
speed cameras, radars, etc. to function.
Used in communication devices.
Can cause cell damage,
cancer, and mutations.
Can cause cell damage
and cancers.
Damage to retinas, sunburn,
and skin cancer.
Damage to retinas.
Overheating
Can cause cataracts in
your eyes and prevent
wifi, speed cameras, and
radars from working.
Believed to cause cancer,
leukemia, and other
disorders.
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Short wavelength ______ Wavelength
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