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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Electromagnetic Waves:
Infrared and Visible Light

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Science – Grade 10
Quarter 2 – Module 7: Electromagnetic Waves: Infrared and Visible Light

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Self-Learning Module
for Junior High School Learners

Science 10
Quarter 2 – Module 7
Electromagnetic Waves:
Infrared and Visible Light

Cite examples of practical

applications of the different
regions of EM waves, such as the
use of radio waves in
telecommunications
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 Quarter 2
MODULE

7 ELECTROMAGNETIC
WAVES: INFRARED
AND VISIBLE LIGHT

Every one of us here is amazed on how

wonderful the earth is with the active and playful
fauna and with the beautiful and colorful flora
around us. These wonders will not be seen
without the visible light.
The Philippines now is facing this very
alarming pandemic known as COVID-19. One of
the ways on how to detect the symptoms of this
disease is the use of thermal scanners that use
infrared radiation.

Do you want to know more about the importance

and disadvantages of the two types of EM waves?
Have fun reading and doing the activities in this
module.

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At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Define/describe infrared and visible light.
2. Explain the relationship between colors and
temperature.
3. Identify useful applications of infrared and visible
light.
4. Identify the different colors of white light.

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 Directions: Identify what is asked or described in
each item then write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Where is infrared radiation located in the electromagnetic spectrum?

A. Infrared radiation lies beyond the red end of the visible light.
B. Infrared radiation lies beyond the blue end of the visible light.
C. Infrared radiation lies beyond the green end of the visible light.
D. Infrared radiation lies beyond the yellow end of the visible light.
2. How many colors constitute the white light?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7
3. What color of the visible light has the longest wavelength?
A. Red B. Blue C. Yellow D. Violet
4. Our eyes are sensitive to the electromagnetic waves with_______ wavelength.
A. 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-10 m C. 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-8 m
B. 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-9 m D. 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-7 m
5. Who discovered infrared in the year 1800?
A. Sir Frederick William Herschel C. Pierre Curie
B. Dmitri Mendeleev D. Sir Isaac Newton
6. If shades of blue and green indicate regions of colder temperature, what colors
indicate warmer temperature?
A. red and yellow C. violet and orange
B. red and white D. violet and indigo
7. All of the following are useful applications of infrared radiation, EXCEPT_____.
A. Infrared photographs taken from a satellite with special films provide useful
details of the vegetation of the Earth’s surface.
B. Infrared scanners are used to show the temperature variation of the body.
C. Infrared telescopes are used for seeing the dark.
D. Infrared radiation is used in the production of Vitamin D in our skin.
8. What is the best useful application of visible light?
A. Visible light enables us to see the beauty of our surrounding.
B. Visible light helps in the production of computers.
C. Visible light helps in making rainbows.
D. Visible light augments communication devices.
9. What is the wavelength of green light?
A. 390 to 455 nm C. 492 to 577 nm
B. 455 to 492 nm D. 577 to 597 nm
10. How is the wavelength of orange light different from the wavelength of the blue
light?
A. Orange light has longer wavelength than the blue light.
B. Orange light has shorter wavelength than blue light.
C. Orange light has the same wavelength with blue light
D. Orange light has either shorter or longer wavelength than blue light.

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 Answer the following questions below.

A. The figure below shows the infrared image of a

dog.

Infrared zoo gallery dog retrieved fromhttp://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/infrared_galleries

1. What part of the dog’s face is cold? Warm?

2. How is temperature of the dog’s nose different from the eyes?

3. What part/s of the dog’s face has high temperature? Low temperature.

4. How is color related to the temperature in an infrared?

B. The Wavelength of the different colors of light

Color Wavelength (nm)

Violet-Indigo 390 to 455
Blue 455 to 492
Green 492 to 577
Yellow 577 to 597
Orange 597 to 622
Red 622 to 700

1. What color of the visible light has the shortest wavelength?

2. What color has the longest wavelength?

3. How does the wavelength of green different from violet-indigo?

4. How are the colors of the visible light arranged with reference to the

wavelength?
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 WORD HUNT. Directions: Below this word puzzle are
list of words found in the box that are related to infrared
and visible light. Your task is to look for the word/s by
writing a diagonal, horizontal or vertical line as it appears
in the puzzle. The word/s can appear diagonally up or
down, horizontally and vertically up or down.

I N T T E M P E R A T U R E B A D A Y I V
E N E R T G A S S E S D O M A I N S A I N
F R F E P A R I N G S O O N T O K A S O L
R E P R E M A N D T O D A Y S A L I N G L
L O C E A R T H U H B E A N F O B O L L E
O R E N T R E R U E L E R T O L O V E E T
U E S T O T E A R R A N G E E R T O D H I
M T I R E D O D I M A I L L I N G G I C I
U U L T R A K I S O L I I O L Y T I O S E
P I R O T N A A T M U G G S U R F I N R E
S A B T O R A T Y E H U G J O E E S G E Y
D A Y E C H O I L T U N E U P D I S K H H
H O T M A E M O R E N O T O G O R I D K T
P H A S E Y P N O R T B I G E T O L E C G
C H A T C H I S D U L I K I N G O E R I N
Y E L L O W R A T U T E U D A Y S F R R E
N I N E T Y F I E V P E S N O S S A M E L
E V E R O R A N G E S I L I M A A L I D E
E A R S O M E Y I M E W H O T H E H U E V
R A M R O M E R C T E S G U I L T Y I R A
G O I N G T O C I C O L O R O V E R T F W

1. INFRARED 6. RADIATION 11. VIOLET

2. ORANGE 7. GREEN 12. SPECTRUM
3. YELLOW 8. BLUE 13. COLOR
4. TEMPERATURE 9. WAVELENGTH 14. FREDERICK HERSCHEL
5. VISIBLE LIGHT 10. INDIGO 15. THERMOMETER

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 INFRARED RADIATION
Infrared radiation lies beyond the red
end of the visible light. It is emitted by
all objects. The amount and
wavelength of radiation depend on
temperature. Below 5000 C, an object emits only infrared
radiation. Above 5000C, an object glows and emits both infrared and
some visible light.
Infrared symbol retrieved
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determine the differences in infrared-symbol/
temperature.

Infrared zoo gallery dog retrieved from

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/infrared_galleries

Infrared radiation has many useful applications

1. Infrared photographs taken from a satellite with special films provide useful
details of the vegetation on the Earth’s surface.
2. Infrared scanners are used to show the temperature variation of the body.
This can be used for medical diagnosis.
3. Infrared remote controls are used in TVs, video cassette recorders, and other
electronic appliances.
4. Infrared telescopes are used for seeing in the dark.
5. Autofocus camera has a transmitter that sends out infrared pulses. The
pulses are reflected by the object to be photographed back to the camera.

The following are advantages Infrared is also used in the following devices.
of infrared in wireless 1. Augmentative communication devices 5. Headphones
communication. 2. Car locking system 6. Home security systems
1. Low power requirement 3. Computers 7. Navigation systems
2. Low circuit costs a. Mouse 8. Signages
3. Simple circuitry b. Keyboards 9. Telephones
4. Higher security 4. Printers 10. Some toys
5. Emergency response systems

The following are the characteristics of infrared that can be considered disadvantages.
1. Transmitters and receivers should be directly aligned to connect and communicate
2. Can be blocked by common materials
3. Distance sensitive; performance drops as distance increases.
4. Weather sensitive; transmission can easily be affected by weather conditions like rains.
5. Can also be affected by light such as sunlight.

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 THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM
The visible light shares the thinnest slice in the
electromagnetic spectrum. It lies in between the infrared and the
ultraviolet rays. It is the only EM wave perceived by the human
eyes. If not because of this visible light, we will not be able to see
the beauty of our surrounding much less appreciate it.
White light, like that of the sunlight is made up of a variety What is visible light?
of colors arranged as follows: red, Retrieved from
orange, yellow green, blue, indigo https://www.google.com/am
and violet. Though this color travels at p/s/www.livescience.com/am
the same speed, they come in different p/50678-visible-light.html
wavelengths. From red to violet, the colors come in decreasing
wavelength. That is red has the longest wavelength and violet has
the shortest.
Our eyes are sensitive to electromagnetic waves of wavelengths
that ranges from 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-7 m. This is the range of
Visible light spectrum color wavelengths of white light. Thus, the spectrum of white light is
waves length, retrieved from therefore called the visible spectrum.
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Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement

is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
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1. All objects emit infrared radiation.

2. The differences in color determine the differences in temperature.
3. Shades of blue and green indicate regions of warmer temperature while red and yellow
indicate regions of colder temperature.
4. The amount and wavelength of radiation depends on temperature.
5. When white light passes through a prism it separates into constituent colors: red, orange & yellow.
6. Our eyes are not sensitive to electromagnetic waves that ranges from 4 x 10 -7 m to 7 x 10-7 m.
7. Red light has the shortest wavelength while violet has the longest.
8. The visible light shares the thinnest slice in the electromagnetic spectrum.
9. Colors of white light travel at the same speed but come in different wavelengths.
10. If not because of the visible light, we will not be able to see the beauty of the earth.

A. Directions: Write letter A if it is an advantage and D if it is a disadvantage of infrared

radiation.
1. Transmitters and receivers should be 5. Simple circuit.
directly aligned to connect and 6. Distance sensitive
communicate. 7. Higher security than radio waves
2. Low power requirements that make it 8. Weather sensitive
ideal for laptops. 9. Can also be affected by sunlight.
3. Can be blocked by common materials 10. Portable
4. Low circuit costs

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 COMPLETE ME!
Directions: Complete the paragraph by choosing and
filling the missing word/terms on the space provided.

In the 1800, famous astronomer Sir (1.) ___________ (Frederick William Herschel,
Michael Faraday, Dmitri Mendeleev) discovered a form of radiation other than (2.) _________
(infrared, visible light, microwaves). He discovered the (3.) _________ (microwaves, infrared
radiation, Gamma rays) through a similar activity. He let (4.) _______(sunlight, moonlight,
radioactive substances) pass through a glass of prism and dispersed it into a (5.) ________
(shadow, gas, rainbow) of colors called the color spectrum. He was interested in the (6.)
____________ (pressure, visibility, temperature) of the different colors. He then placed the
thermometer just beyond the red color and found out that the temperature was even
(7.)_______(lower, higher). He then concluded that there is a kind of (8.)____________
(precipitation, radiation, spectrum) that our eyes can see, hence the (9.) ______________
(infrared, X-rays, Radio waves). His experiment was significant not only because of the
discovery of the infrared but because of the realization that there are other types of (10.)
________________(radiation, infrared, electromagnetic waves) that we cannot see.
1._________________ 6. __________________
2. ________________ 7. __________________
3. ________________ 8. __________________
4. ________________ 9. __________________ 10. _________________
5. ________________ 10. ________________

Infrared – a type of electromagnetic wave which lies beyond

the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Prism – is a device/instrument used to separate white light
into its components.
Radiate – emit in the form of rays or waves
Temperature – physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses hot and cold.
Thermometer – is an instrument used to measure temperature of an object.

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 Multiple Choice
Directions: Identify what is asked or described in each
item then write the letter of the correct answer.

1. What EM wave lies beyond the red end of the visible light?
A. Visible light C. Infrared
B. Radio wave D. Microwave
2. The amount and wavelength of radiation depend on __________.
A. pressure B. temperature C. color D. energy
3. All of the following are useful applications of infrared, EXCEPT________.
A. Some night vision goggles use IR
B. Some autofocus cameras have transmitter that sends out infrared pulses.
C. Infrared scanners are used to show the temperature variation of the body.
D. Can be affected by sunlight.
4. In infrared, the differences in color determine the differences in temperature, if red
and yellow indicate warmer temperature, what color indicates colder temperature?
A. red B. yellow C. green D. indigo
5. In an infrared image of a dog, if the color of the mouth is red, what is its
temperature?
A. warm C. either warm or cold
B. cold D. neither warm nor cold
6. What instrument separates white light into its components?
A. prism B. scanner C. goggles D. transmitter
7. What is the correct arrangement of colors of the visible light in terms of increasing
wavelength?
A. red, orange and green C. green, blue and red
B. blue, green and yellow D. yellow, green and orange
8. If the colors of light are arranged based on decreasing wavelength, what would be
the next color after yellow?
A. green B. yellow C. red D. blue
9-15. Identify and write the seven components of the visible spectrum from the longest to the
shortest wavelengths.

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Try this Do this
1. A A.
2. D 1. Cold - Nose : Warm – Eyes and Mouth
3. A 2. The temperature of the dog’s nose is lower than the
4. D temperature of the eyes.
5. A 3. Color is related to temperature in an infrared because every
6. A color has its corresponding temperature.
7. D
8. A
B. 1. Violet
9. C
10. A 2. red
3. The wavelength of green light is longer than violet-indigo
Explore 4. It is arranged based on increasing wavelength.

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R R E L E
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T T E H E E
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P N R B G C G
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Applied what you have learned
A.
1. TRUE B. 1. D
2. TRUE 2. A
3. FALSE 3. D
4. TRUE 4. A.
5. FALSE 5. A
6. FALSE 6. D
7. A
7. FALSE
8. D
8. TRUE 9. D
9. TRUE 10. A
10. TRUE
Reinforcement
1. Frederick William Herschel 6. temperature
2. Visible light 7. higher
3. infrared radiation 8. radiation
4. sunlight 9. infrared
5. rainbow 10. Electromagnetic waves.
Assess what you have learned
1. C 8. A
2. B 9. RED
3. D 10. ORANGE
4. C 11. YELLOW
5. A 12. GREEN
6. A 13. BLUE
7. B 14. INDIGO
15. VIOLET

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http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/infrared_galleries

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