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Question 46

Excessive exposure to some regions of the electromagnetic spectrum can cause harmful effects to people. Which row in the table correctly identifies the electromagnetic waves that cause damage to surface skin cells (sunburn), mutation of cells deep inside the body, and internal heating of body cells?

Damage to surface skin cells (sunburn)Mutation of cells deep inside the bodyInternal heating of body cellsAultravioletgamma raysmicrowavesBultravioletinfraredradio wavesCinfraredgamma raysradio wavesDinfraredvisible lightmicrowaves \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{Damage to surface skin cells (sunburn)} & \text{Mutation of cells deep inside the body} & \text{Internal heating of body cells} \\ \hline \text{A} & \text{ultraviolet} & \text{gamma rays} & \text{microwaves} \\ \hline \text{B} & \text{ultraviolet} & \text{infrared} & \text{radio waves} \\ \hline \text{C} & \text{infrared} & \text{gamma rays} & \text{radio waves} \\ \hline \text{D} & \text{infrared} & \text{visible light} & \text{microwaves} \\ \hline \end{array} ABCD​Damage to surface skin cells (sunburn)ultravioletultravioletinfraredinfrared​Mutation of cells deep inside the bodygamma raysinfraredgamma raysvisible light​Internal heating of body cellsmicrowavesradio wavesradio wavesmicrowaves​​
A

Row A

B

Row B

C

Row C

D

Row D

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198 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Electromagnetic spectrum, covering Electromagnetic spectrum. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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