Active Denial System

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/active-denial-system

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How deep is Active Denial System?Approximately 0.5 millimeters of the epidermis
2. What is the weapon classification?Directed-energy weapon
3. What is the energy spectrum used?Millimeter waves
4. How does the Active Denial System make people feel hot?The waves vibrate water molecules in the outer skin, creating quick heat that feels very hot but only on the surface.
5. Why was the Active Denial System created?To give soldiers and police a safer way to keep people away from dangerous areas without causing serious injuries.

Directed-energy weapon: A weapon that projects energy, such as electromagnetic radiation, to damage, disable, or deter a target.
Non-lethal weapon: A weapon designed to incapacitate or deter a target without causing death or serious permanent injury.
Millimeter waves: Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 1 and 10 millimeters, used by the ADS for epidermal heating.
Epidermis: The outermost layer of skin, which is the primary target of the Active Denial System's heating effect.