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×amma X-Ray Ulltra Visible Infrared Micro Radio

Ray violet Ray Light Ray waves waves
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 ×amma-rays have the smallest
wavelengths and the most energy
of any other wave in the
electromagnetic spectrum.
 hese waves are generated by
radioactive atoms and in nuclear
explosions
 ×amma-rays can kill living cells,
a fact which medicine uses to its advantage, using gamma-rays to
kill cancerous cells.
 It is radioactive and has high penetrating power
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s the wavelengths of light decrease,
they increase in energy .
 X-rays have very small wavelengths
 act more like a particle than a wave
 It has high penetrating power
 Used to obtain x-ray images of bones

ble to see things that either emit
X-rays or halt their transmission
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 Ultraviolet (UV) light has shorter
wavelengths than visible light.
 hough these waves are invisible to
the human eye, some insects, like
bumblebees, can see them
 hree regions: the near ultraviolet,
the far ultraviolet, and the extreme ultraviolet.

lmost all the ultraviolet rays
come from the sun.
 It used to detect counterfeit of money.
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 Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic
waves we can see
 e see these waves as the colors of the rainbow.
 Each color has a different wavelength.
 Visible light enable us to to see
objects and to take potographs.
 esides, plants require light
for photosynthesis.
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 Infrared light has a range of wavelengths .
 ar infrared waves are thermal
 ear infrared waves are not hot at all
 Infrared light is even used to heat food
sometimes - special lamps that emit
thermal infrared waves are often used
in fast food restaurants.
 It also enable us to see in the dark and
also enable us to use V·s
remote control.
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 Microwaves have wavelengths that
can be measured in centimeters .
 Microwaves are good for transmitting
information from one place to another
because microwave energy can penetrate
haze, light rain and snow, clouds,
and smoke.
 Shorter microwaves are used in
remote sensing. hese microwaves are
used for radar like the doppler radar used in weather
forecasts.
 Microwaves was used in communication satellite,radar
internatinal telephone and for cooking.
   
 Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic
spectrum.
 hese waves can be longer than a football field or as short as a football
 arry signals for your radio, television and cellular phones.
 
 

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