(Yr 8) 22-29 QUESTIONS

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What is an ultrasound?
Sound waves with frequencies higher than human auditory range
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How can we use ultrasound?
Cleaning / Pregnancy Scan / Detect Diseases / Massage Muscles
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Which type of electromagnet waves are most penetrating?
GAMMA
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What is a risk of using x-rays?
Ionising so can cause cancer / mutations
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What is the oscillation of transverse wave -
Perpendicular
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What is the oscillation of a longitudinal wave -
Same Direction
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Name an example of a longitudinal wave -
Sound Waves
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Is light a longitudinal or transverse wave?
TRANSVERSE
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How can we use ultrasound?

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Cleaning / Pregnancy Scan / Detect Diseases / Massage Muscles

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Which type of electromagnet waves are most penetrating?

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What is a risk of using x-rays?

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What is the oscillation of transverse wave -

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