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Sort light by what gets through

Exercise and reference answers

Left
Blocked
Items
  1. Item
    Visible light
    Answer
    Reaches us
  2. Item
    Gamma rays
    Answer
    Blocked
  3. Item
    X-rays
    Answer
    Blocked
  4. Item
    FM radio waves
    Answer
    Reaches us
  5. Item
    Ultraviolet rays
    Answer
    Blocked
  6. Item
    AM radio waves
    Answer
    Blocked
  7. Item
    TV waves
    Answer
    Reaches us
Right
Reaches us
Instructions
Swipe left for light our atmosphere blocks, right for light that reaches the ground.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Earth, Moon, and Sky" and Ch 5 "Radiation and Spectra", section 5.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum_
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