Understanding Electromagnetic Waves: From Radio Waves to Gamma Rays

This article by Deborah Shindell provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light waves,

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Slide1Deborah Shindell

Slide2What is it?  Radio Waves  Microwaves  The Ianfrared  Visible Light Waves  Ultraviolet Waves  X-rays  Gamma-rays  Work Cited

Slide3Electromagnetic waves - formed when an electric field couples with a magnetic field  Differ from each other in wavelength  Wavelength - distance between one wave crest to the next

Slide4Longest wavelengths  Longer than a football field or as short as a football  Radio (AM/FM), TV, cell phones

Slide5Measured in centimeters  Heat food  Transmitting information from one place to another  Penetrate haze, light rain and snow, clouds, and smoke

Slide11Netting, Ruth. "The Electromagnetic Spectrum." IMAGERS . National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 27 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Oct. 2009. < http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/e ms/ems.html >.