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Ultraviolet Waves

Ultraviolet Waves. By Robert Chyorny and Michael Sposato 5/5/10. About Ultraviolet waves. Ultraviolet waves were discovered in 1801 by a German Physicist by the name of Johann Whilhelm Ritter.

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Ultraviolet Waves

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  1. Ultraviolet Waves By Robert Chyorny and Michael Sposato 5/5/10

  2. About Ultraviolet waves • Ultraviolet waves were discovered in 1801 by a German Physicist by the name of Johann Whilhelm Ritter. • He discovered it when looking at visible light he observed that there was another wave form just barely higher than the violet of visible light.

  3. Uses of Ultraviolet light • Ultraviolet light is used for NASA telescopes • It is also used in Ultrasound machines, too look into the body • Its used to kill bacteria • It is used in light bulbs such as Fluorescent lights • Solar Panels are powered by Ultraviolet light.

  4. Can it be dangerous? • Yes Ultraviolet light can be harmful to humans, Ultraviolet light can cause skin cancer if you are exposed to it too much • UV light can also be harmful for your eyes • UV light can be harmful to the human body in many ways. This is why it is very important to protect yourself from it by wearing sun block.

  5. Can you see Ultraviolet light? • No humans are unable to see Ultraviolet light due to the fact that it is not in the visible light spectrum. • However certain insects such as bees and mosquitoes can see it. They are able to see it because they have a wider variety of the light spectrum.

  6. Where do UV waves come from? • Ultraviolet waves come from multiple places, such as the Sun. They can also come from other things such as UV lamps or lights. • Ultraviolet lights are also used for tanning beds.

  7. Ultraviolet light in our daily life • This is a picture of the same flower, but each one was taken with different cameras. The one on the right was taken with an Ultraviolet camera and the one on the left was taken with a regular camera.

  8. Bibliography • "Ultraviolet." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 05 May 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet http://www.aerospaceguide.net/solar_system/our_sun.gif

  9. Bibliography http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/antiqueimages/ritter.jpg http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Ozone/radiation.html http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/uv.html

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