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Chapter 17 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Chapter 17 The Electromagnetic Spectrum. I. The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves. Electromagnetic energy is all around us. Where does it come from???. It comes from the sun. Electromagnetic Waves.

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Chapter 17 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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  1. Chapter 17 The Electromagnetic Spectrum I. The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves

  2. Electromagnetic energy is all around us. Where does it come from???

  3. It comes from the sun.

  4. Electromagnetic Waves • The sun is producing an enormous amount of energy all the time. This energy pours off the sun as electromagnetic waves and rays. The different wavelengths determine the type of wave or ray it is.

  5. Electromagnetic Waves • Transverse waves that have electric and magnetic properties. • Consist of changing electric & magnetic fields

  6. Transverse waves that have electric and magnetic properties. Consist of changing electric & magnetic fields

  7. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

  8. Radio Waves • Have the longest wavelength and lowest frequencies. • Frequency ( Hz) 106 to 104 • Wavelengths (m) 10-2 to 106

  9. Radio Waves • Microwaves- (radio waves) shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies. • Can pass through glass and plastic. • Metals reflect microwaves. • Frequency ( Hz) 1012 to 106 • Wavelengths (m) 10-4 to 10-1

  10. Radio Waves • Radar- Radio Detecting and Ranging. • Used to detect objects. • Used in military planes, ships and installations. • Safety - do not walk in front of airplane with radar on.

  11. Radio Waves • Radar is actually microwaves. • Doppler • used for weather and police • Sometimes used in sport events.

  12. Radio Waves • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • (M.R.I) • used for lots of medical purposes • like brain and spine disorders.

  13. Infrared Rays • Felt as Heat - wavelengths a little shorter than visible light. • Have higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths than radio waves. • Frequency ( Hz) 1014 to 1012 • Wavelengths (m) 10-6 to 10-4

  14. Visible Light • Shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than infrared rays • Shortest wavelengths are violet or purple. color • The only part of the spectrum we can see. • Frequency ( Hz) 1015 • Wavelengths (m) 10-7

  15. Ultraviolet Light • Electromagnetic wavelengths shorter than visible light. • Used to to treat jaundice for newborns. • Over exposure can cause skin cancer. • Frequency ( Hz) 1016 to 1015 • Wavelengths (m) 10-10 to 10-7

  16. X-Rays • Electromagnetic waves with very short wavelengths • Can penetrate most matter. • Over exposure can cause cancer. • Used to see bones and structures. • Frequency ( Hz) 1021 to 1017 • Wavelengths (m) 10-13 to 10-9

  17. Gamma & Cosmic Rays • Shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum. • Can kill some cancer cells. • Frequency ( Hz) 1023 to 1022 • Wavelengths (m) 10-13 to 10-15

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