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What are two examples of radiation?

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A simple example of radiation is to turn on a light-bulb, and bring your hand close to it. The closer your hand gets, you begin to feel the heat from the light bulb. This is radiated heat energy. As soon as you turn on the light-bulb, even before you bring your hand close to it, you SEE it, because of the electromagnetic radiation in the VISIBLE range that leaves it.

Another example of radiation can be a lava lamp. Radiation is the whole reason how a lava lamp works.

Also there is ultraviolet, visible, infrared, gamma, microwave, X, alpha, beta, etc.

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Some you should be familiar with:

  • Visible light
  • Infrared
  • Microwaves
  • Radio

Some you might not know about:

  • Gamma rays
  • X-Rays
  • Ultraviolet

There are also types of radiation that are not electromagnetic, but are subatomic particles instead:

  • Alpha radiation
  • Beta radiation
  • Neutron radiation
  • Cosmic Rays
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The four popular forms are: gamma - which is high energy photons of light, beta - which are high energy electrons, alpha - which are high energy nuclei of helium, and neutrons.

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There are many different types of radiation, going from radiowaves, to lightwaves, and even to gamma rays!

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i need this one to answer give an example of radiation

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Campfire, Candle, Sun, Microwave, Light Bulb, Car.

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well, here are some examples of radiation: the sun, fire, popcorn, heat waves, Geothermal energy, and boiling eggs

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Radiation could be non ionizing radiation (as sun rays, mobile electromagnetic waves) or ionizing radiation (as X rays, gamma rays, beta and alpha radiations)

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Heat and light.

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x-rays

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