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electromagnetic waves

electromagnetic waves. The seven types of electromagnetic waves. . Radio waves. Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. They also carry signals for your television and cellular phones. . Microwaves.

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electromagnetic waves

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  1. electromagnetic waves The seven types of electromagnetic waves.

  2. Radio waves • Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. They also carry signals for your television and cellular phones.

  3. Microwaves Microwaves are good for transmitting information from one place to another because microwave energy can go through light rain, snow, clouds, and smoke.

  4. Infrared wavelengths • Far infrared waves are thermal. The heat that we feel from sunlight, a fire, a radiator or a warm sidewalk is infrared. The earth in infrared form.

  5. Visible Light Waves Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. We see these waves as the colors of the rainbow. Red has the longest wavelength and violet has the shortest wavelength. When all the waves are seen together, they make white light.

  6. Ultraviolet Waves • These waves are invisible to the human eye, some insects, like bumblebees, can see them!

  7. X-rays • We usually talk about X-rays in terms of their energy rather than wavelength. This is because X-rays have very small wavelengths. It is also because X-ray light tends to act more like a particle than a wave.

  8. Gamma-rays • Gamma-rays have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any other wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma-rays can kill living cells using gamma-rays to kill cancer cells.

  9. Reference page. http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/waves3.html

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