Question

Quentin made a table to summarize uses of electromagnetic waves.

A 2-column table with 3 rows. The first row labeled Wave has entries visible light, radio waves, infrared light, X-rays. The second column has entries empty, empty, empty, empty.

Which should he write in the "Use” section for X-rays?

music broadcasts
luggage inspections
night-vision goggles
digital photographs

Answer 1

Luggage inspections — X-rays are used in security scanners (and medical imaging) because they penetrate materials to produce internal images.