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GRADE 10 Electromagnetic Spectrum

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GRADE 10 Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Electromagnetic

Radiation
Waves… a review
 Most waves are either
longitudinal or transverse.
 Sound waves are longitudinal.
 But all electromagnetic waves
are transverse…
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Electromagnetic waves
 Produced by the movement of
electrically charged particles
 Can travel in a “vacuum” (they do
NOT need a medium)
 Travel at the speed of
light
 Also known as EM waves
Radio waves
 Longest wavelength EM waves
 Uses:
◼ TV broadcasting
◼ AM and FM broadcast radio
◼ Heart rate monitors
◼ Cell phone communication
◼ MRI (MAGNETIC RESONACE IMAGING)
 Uses Short wave radio waves with a magnet to create an image
Microwaves
 Wavelengths from 1 mm- 1 m
 Uses:
◼ Microwave ovens
◼ Bluetooth headsets
◼ Broadband Wireless Internet
◼ Radar
◼ GPS
Infrared Radiation
 Wavelengths in between microwaves
and visible light
 Uses:
◼ Night vision goggles
◼ Remote controls
◼ Heat-seeking missiles
Visible light
 Only type of EM wave able to
be detected by the human eye
 Violet is the highest frequency
light
 Red light is the lowest
frequency light
Ultraviolet
 Shorter wavelengths than visible light
 Uses:
◼ Black lights
◼ Security images on money
◼ Harmful to living things
 Used to sterilize medical equipment
 Too much causes sun burn
 Extremely high exposure can cause skin cancer
X-rays
 Tiny wavelength, high
energy waves
 Uses:
◼ Medical imaging
◼ Airport security
 Moderate dose can damaging to cells
Gamma Rays
 Smallest wavelengths, highest energy EM
waves
 Uses
◼ Sterilizes medical equipment
◼ Cancer treatment to kill cancer cells
 Kills nearly all living cells.

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