Physics

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  • Microwaves are a type of electromagnetic radiation used in cooking and heating.
  • Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation used for communication.
  • Infrared light is used in various control systems, such as televisions.
  • Gamma rays are one of the most radioactive rays, and if they come into contact with a living body, they will destroy every living cell in the body.
  • Visible light is the light that we can see.
  • Ultraviolet light rays are dangerous because if too much UV rays are absorbed by the skin, your skin will burn and in extreme cases, you develop skin cancer.
  • X rays are used to scan through your skin to examine your bones to look for a break, these rays are absorbed by your soft tissue, muscle, and tendons but not your bone, any extra X rays are taken in by the photographic film under the body part.