Flashcards
Electromagnetic Spectrum - Uses / Dangers
Flashcards do conjunto (7)
- 1radio wavestelevision / radio / telecommunications
[large doses may cause cancer] - 2microwavesradar / mobile phones / microwave ovens / GPS
[can affect parts of brain / eyes] - 3infraredheaters / night vision / remote controls
[overheating!] - 4visible lighthmmm... vision!
[damage retina] - 5ultravioletdisco lights / tanning studios / counterfeit detection / detergents
[damage to retina / sunburn / skin cancer] - 6X-raysmedical photography / security / astronomy
[cell damage / cancers] - 7gamma (\(\gamma\))-rayscancer diagnosis & treatment / power generation / sterilising
[cell damage / cancer / mutations in growing cells]