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The document discusses the electromagnetic spectrum, which refers to the entire range of electromagnetic waves ordered by increasing frequency and decreasing wavelength. It explains that electromagnetic waves include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. Each type of electromagnetic wave is described in terms of its typical wavelength range and examples of common uses.

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em Spectrum 2

The document discusses the electromagnetic spectrum, which refers to the entire range of electromagnetic waves ordered by increasing frequency and decreasing wavelength. It explains that electromagnetic waves include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. Each type of electromagnetic wave is described in terms of its typical wavelength range and examples of common uses.

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The Electromagnetic

Spectrum
It is a
disturbance in
space
It is the highest
point in a wave.
It is the distance
from the midpoint
to the highest (or
lowest) point of a
wave.
It refers to the
number of
waves produced
in one second.
It refers to the extent
or the limits between
which variation is
possible.
ARGNE
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The EM spectrum is the ENTIRE range of EM waves in
order of increasing frequency and decreasing wavelength.

As you go from left  right, the wavelengths get smaller and the
frequencies get higher. This is an inverse relationship between wave
size and frequency. (As one goes up, the other goes down.) This is because the
speed of ALL EM waves is the speed of light (300,000 km/s).
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Card Sort
The Waves (in order…)
Radio waves: Have the longest wavelengths and
the lowest frequencies; wavelengths range
from 1000s of meters to .001 m
Used in: RADAR, cooking food, satellite
transmissions
Infrared waves (heat): Have a
shorter wavelength,
from .001 m to 700 nm, and
therefore, a higher
frequency.
Used for finding people in
the dark and in TV remote
control devices
Visible light: Wavelengths range from
700 nm (red light) to 30 nm (violet
light) with frequencies higher than
infrared waves.
These are the waves
in the EM spectrum that
human can see.
Visible light waves are a very
small part of the EM spectrum!
Visible Light
Remembering the Order

ROY G. BV
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
violet
Ultraviolet Light: Wavelengths range from 400 nm to
10 nm; the frequency (and therefore the energy) is
high enough with UV rays to penetrate living cells
and cause them damage.

Although we cannot see UV light, bees, bats, butterflies,


some small rodents and birds can.
UV on our skin produces vitamin D in our bodies. Too
much UV can lead to sunburn and skin cancer. UV rays
are easily blocked by clothing.
Used for sterilization because they kill bacteria.
X-Rays: Wavelengths from 10 nm to .001 nm.
These rays have enough energy to penetrate
deep into tissues and cause damage to cells;
are stopped by dense materials, such as bone.

Used to look at solid structures, such as bones and


bridges (for cracks), and for treatment of cancer.
Gamma Rays: Carry the most energy and have
the shortest wavelengths, less than one
trillionth of a meter (10-12).
Gamma rays have enough energy to go through
most materials easily; you would need a 3-4 ft
thick concrete wall to stop them!
Gamma rays are released
by nuclear reactions in
nuclear power plants, by
nuclear bombs, and by
naturally occurring elements
on Earth.
Sometimes used in the
treatment of cancers.
Make a chart of
electromagnetic waves. Cut
out pictures of objects or look
for things that may represent
each electromagnetic wave.
Arrange them according to the
arrangement of EM waves in
the electromagnetic spectrum.
Rubric

Accuracy of Information 5 points


Neatness of Work 5 points
Appropriateness of Materials 5 points

TOTAL 15 points

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