Answers to AQA GCSE Electromagnetic Waves Transferring Energy(Physics)

Practice Question

1.Where do electromagnetic waves transfer energy from and to?

From a source to an absorber.

2. Explain a radio broadcast can be an example of electromagnetic waves transferring energy

Radio waves travel from transmitting aerial to a receiving aerial, through air. So, the energy is transferred by the radio waves from the transmitting aerial to the receiving aerial.

3. Suggest how Sunbathing would be an example of electromagnetic waves transferring energy.

Ultraviolet radiation is transferred from the Sun, to the skin of the person by radiation. 

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