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RadioWaves
ChoosebetweenAandBorcircleeithergivennamewhenyouaregivenachoiceaswe
present.
(Ionosphere,Exosphere)
isthelayerofEarthsatmospherethatcanreflectradiowaves
Electromagneticspectrumistherangeofwavelengthsorfrequenciesoverwhichthe
electromagneticradiationexpands
TypesofWave:
a)TransversalandElectromagneticwavesorb)Transversaland
Mechanicalwaves
WaveCharacteristic:
a)verylowfrequencyorb)veryhighfrequencyorc)Verylowand
highfrequency.
Labelthediagrambelow:

History:
HeinrichHertzprovedtheexistenceofradiowavesinthelate1800s.Heuseda
sparkgap,aninductioncoilandaseparatesparkgaponareceivingantenna.Thewaves
createdbythesparksofthecoiltransmitterwerepickedupbythereceivingantenna,at
thesametimesparkswouldjumpitsgapaswell.Hertzshowedthatthesesignalshadall
theelectromagneticwavesproperties.
WavePhenomena:
Writedownthewordsintheboxwhereitbelongsbasedonthe
sentencesbelow
Reflection

Interference

Diffraction

Refraction

DopplerEffect

:mightinterrupt,obstructorlimitthesignal.

:whentheyturnslightlybecausetheyarepulledby
gravityoflargemassesandwhentheybounceoffsmoothmetalsurfaces

:signalscattersafterwavesturnorsqueezethrough
tightspaces

:willmakefrequencyincreasewhenmovingtowards
thesource,butwillmakefrequencydecreasewhenmovingawayfromthesource

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:mightdelayorchangethedirectionofawave
Labeltheimagesaccordingtothewavephenomena:

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AdvantagesofUsage:
checkmarkbesidetheadvantagesoftheusageofradios.

youcanlistentomusicwhereveryougo.

unlimitedmusicwithnointerference.

updatesoncurrentnewsaroundyou.

youhavetopaytolistentothesongsyouwant.

itcanbeupdatedindifferentpartsofthecountryandreachdifferentpeople
throughouttheday.

theleastexpensiveiteminallmedia.

youcanlistentomusicfromallaroundtheworld.

noneedofstoragedevicestostoremusicwhenyouhavearadio.
SelecttherightanswersDisadvantagesofaradio:
_____Radiosarenotaworldwidesourceofinformationornewsasradiosreceive
broadcastsfromstationstoonlycertainareas.
____Radiostationswillonlyshareacertainamountofinformationbesidesmusic,unlike
onacomputerwhenyoucansearchforsomethingmoreindepth.
____Radiosareveryexpensiveandyouhavetopayeverymoneth
Writetrue,falseormythnexttoeachoptionSafetyIssues:
_____Dangerousvoltage/ElectricShock
_____FireHazard
_____Explosiveifthebatteriesareputwrong(dependswhattypeofradio)
_____CanradiateRadioFrequencyifnotusedcorrectly

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____Causescancer
____Causestheflu