Electromagnetic Radiation

What is electromagnetic radiation? (Mark ALL correct answers!)

• A bad sunburn

• Visible light, infrared, ultra-violet, and radio waves

• Energy that travels through electric and magnetic disturbances through space

• Industrial pollution

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What is the speed of light?? (Mark ALL correct answers!)

• 766 miles per hour

• Three-hundred million meters per second

• 300,000 km/s

• 671,079,600 miles per hour

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What are the seven (7) colors of the visible spectrum? (ROY-G-....)

What is the weakest form of electromagnetic radiation?

What is the strongest form of electromagnetic radiation?

_______ Radio Waves

A.     Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.

B.     Doctors use it to examine your bones.

C.     Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.

D.     Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.

E.     A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.

F.     Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.

G.     Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.

H.    Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.

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_______ Microwaves

A.     Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.

B.     Doctors use it to examine your bones.

C.     Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.

D.     Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.

E.     A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.

F.     Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.

G.     Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.

H.    Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.

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_______ Infrared

A.     Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.

B.     Doctors use it to examine your bones.

C.     Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.

D.     Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.

E.     A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.

F.     Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.

G.     Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.

H.    Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.

_______ Visible Light

A.     Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.

B.     Doctors use it to examine your bones.

C.     Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.

D.     Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.

E.     A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.

F.     Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.

G.     Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.

H.    Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.

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_______ Ultraviolet Light

A.     Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.

B.     Doctors use it to examine your bones.

C.     Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.

D.     Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.

E.     A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.

F.     Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.

G.     Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.

H.    Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.

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