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How is the intensity of a beam measured?

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Card 7

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What does the energy transferred to an absorber by a beam of electromagnetic radiation depend on?

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Card 8

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What happens to the intensity of electromagnetic radiation as it travels further?

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Card 9

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What can ultraviolet radiation, x-rays and gamma rays do?

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Card 10

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What is ionisation?

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Card 11

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How can radiation damage living cells?

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Card 12

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Why can microwaves be used to heat objects containing water?

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Card 13

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How are we protected from microwave radiation?

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Card 14

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What do radioactive materials emit all of the time?

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Card 15

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What does the ozone layer do?

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