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What do not absorb microwaves?
Most plastics and glassware
Out of 11,000 residents of Montserrat, how many residents permanently left the island?
Almost 7,000
What are in the food that absorb microwaves?
Water, fats and sugars
How much electricity does a microwave oven use?
Little electricity
When did the Soufriere Hills volcano become silent?
1998
What does irradiation kill?
Bacteria and parasites
Why did some islanders of Montserrat decide to stay despite the danger of volcanic eruption?
They did not want to move to overcrowded and unsanitary shelters.
What blocks microwaves?
metal
What happens to the molecules in the food when it is heated in the microwave?
They move/become excited.
What do you call the high frequency electromagnetic waves?
Microwaves
When did the first microwave oven come on the market?
1952
In what year did the Soufriere Hills volcano erupt and kill 19 people?
1997
How many times did Soufriere Hills volcano erupt between 1996 and 1997?
5 (five)
What is the small island in the Carribean that is governed by Britain?
Montserrat
What is one way that we can make foods safer?
Irradiation/expose to radiation
Why do some people not approve of the use of irradiation?
They say that irradiation's safety has not been proved yet.
This is the process which kills harmful bacteria and parasites and slows spoilage.
Irradiation
What does WHO stand for?
World Health Organization
How many people in the US get sick every year because of food-borne illnesses.
33 million
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