SCIENCE VISIBLE LIGHT, things seen by our naked eye.
Electromagnetic Spectrum is the contiunous
range of electromagnetic waves arranges as
number of frequency or wavelenght.
RADIO WAVES, the longest of all EM Waves
ranging from 10 m to 10 m. The frequency
ranges from 10 kHz to 3000 MHz.
Radar – Radio detection and ranging.
Uses: Automatic doors, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
Discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887.
MICROWAVES, are considered as high-
frequency radio waves and are mainly used for
communication.
Frequency is 300 MHz to 300 Ghz with a
wavelength of 10 m to 10 m.
Uses: long distance phone callls, used to send
signals for cable tv and broadcast stations.
Remote sensing for disaster management and
mapping.
Discovered by James Clerk Maxwell in 1864.
INFRARED WAVES, means “below red”. It has a
frequency ranging from 3 x 10 Hz to 4 x 10 Hz,
with wavelength from 7.5 x10 m to 10 m.
Uses: Remote controls for tv sets, burglar alarm
systems, night vision cameras, and certain types
of thermometers.
Discovered by William Herschel in 1800.
Frequency is 4x10 Hz to 8x10 Hz.
Uses: Helps to see objects, used in traffic lights,
commercial displays, car headlights. And tail
lights.
Discovered by Isaac Newton.
ULTRAVIOLET WAVES, frequency ranging from
8x10 Hz to 10 Hz. Major source is from the sun.
Uses: used to detect forged bank notes. Also
used in forensic investigations at crime scene.
Discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter.
X-Ray, also called Roentgen Ray.
Disovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
Uses: detect abnormalities in skeletal system
like fractures and tumors. Also used in dental
imaging.
GAMMA RAYS, are given off by radiaoctive
materials life cobalt-60 and cesium-137.
Sources are astronomical objects, inclduing the
sun, cloud of interstellar matter and remnants
of supernovae.
Uses: detect cracks in metals and sterilize
equipments and commercial products.
Discovered by Paul Villard.