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Light and the electromagnetic spectrum MatchUp

Target Level
4-5
Running Total
0
0%
Attempt
1 of 3

Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

X-rays
Infrared
Real
Ultraviolet
Visible
Convex
Virtual
Magnification
Microwaves
Concave
Black body
Electromagnetic waves used for heating food and satellite communications
Radiation emitted by hot bodies, with a wavelength just higher than visible light
Electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths that we see as colours
Electromagnetic waves that can cause skin to tan, but can also be dangerous
Electromagnetic waves used in medicine to take photographs of bones
Lens that causes rays to move towards each other
Lens that causes rays to move away from each other
Image produced by a lens which can be seen when projected onto a surface
Image produced by a lens which can only be seen when the rays enter the eye
How much an image produced by a lens has changed in size compared to the original image
An object which absorbs all incident radiation and re-emits it at a peak wavelength which depends on the object's temperature

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%