Sun's Spectrum

Ultraviolet light

• is always bad for us

• is used by our skin to produce vitamin D

• is used by solar panels

• is used in nuclear power plants

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Which of the following waves has the most energy?

• radio waves

• infrared waves

• UV waves

• gamma rays

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Causes sunburns

• Xrays

• Ultraviolet

• visible light

• gamma rays

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As white light travels through a prism

• All the colors of the rainbow are seen

• Only red and purple are seen

• White light is absorbed

• White light is refracted

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Colors of white light low frequency to high

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.

• indigo, blue, red, orange, yellow, green, violet

• red, yellow, orange,green,blue,indigo,violet

Which one has higher energy than visible light but lower energy x rays

• Microwaves

• UV

• Infrared

• Gamma

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The electromagnetic spectrum radiations have the same speed but different wavelength

• True

• False

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Which part of the Sun's spectrum is responsible for causing sunburns?

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

What is the primary component of the Sun's spectrum that reaches the Earth's surface?

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

• Visible light

• X-rays

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Which of the following best describes the Sun's spectrum?

• It is composed only of visible light

• It includes all types of electromagnetic radiation

• It consists only of infrared and ultraviolet light

• It is made up of gamma rays and X-rays only

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