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Lesson: Chapter 4 — Waves and their applications

4.2.2. Uses of electromagnetic waves 5 of 6

Question 5

What does a microwave oven do to the water and fat molecules in food?

The right answer is the one marked above.

They absorb the microwaves and vibrate faster, heating the food. The absorbed energy becomes the kinetic energy of vibration, which is heat.

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