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Electromagnetic waves and black body radiation MatchUp

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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’.

Continuous
Visible
Infrared
Gamma rays
Real
Ultraviolet
Television broadcasts
Microwaves
Virtual
X-rays
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
Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelength, produced by changes in nuclei
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
Describes all the wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum covering a range with no gaps
A use of radio waves

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

Pass Mark
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