Electromagnetic Waves Level 1 - Up, up, away!

Worksheet by Klein, Sherrie
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Physics
Grades
9
Language
ENG
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Sort the following descriptions of the electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves longest wavelength tv broadcasting used to send out sound and image files Microwaves GPS second longest wavelengths heating food Infrared radiation remote controls night vision goggles heat seeking missiles Visible light only type of EM wave detected by human eye in between infrared ultraviolet radiation on the EM scale Ultraviolet radiation black lights sterilizing medical equipment too much exposure can damage skin X-Rays medical imaging can pass through soft tissue, but cannot pass through bone used in airport scanners Gamma rays highest energy EM waves smallest wavelengths cancer treatment Which type of wave is used by the system illustrated here? radio waves microwaves infrared waves The electromagnetic spectrum is the entire range of electromagnetic waves with different _ and _. frequencies, amplitudes amplitudes, wavelengths frequencies, wavelengths

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