Wetlands

Jed P. Campomayor

Electromagnetic Waves and ALPINE SKI HOUSE

Electromagnetic Waves
• EM Waves are transverse
waves without a medium.
• They can travel through
empty space.

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Electromagnetic Waves
• They travel as vibrations in electrical and magnetic
fields.
• Have some magnetic and some electrical properties to
them.

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Electromagnetic Waves
• When an electric field changes, so does the magnetic
field.
• The changing magnetic field causes the electric field to
change.
• When one field vibrates, so does the other.
• The result will be an electromagnetic wave.
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Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
• They transfer energy from one place to another.
• They are transverse waves.
• They can travel through vacuum.
• They travel through vacuum with the speed of light = 3.0
x 108 m/s.
• The speed is given by v = f (frequency) x λ (wavelength).
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Jed P. Campomayor

Properties of Waves ALPINE SKI HOUSE

Parts of a Wave

Crest

Rest Position

Trough

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Properties of Waves
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Period
• Speed

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Properties of Waves
• Amplitude
• Refers to the maximum amount of displacement of a particle on
the medium from its rest position.
• The distance from the rest to crest.
• Wavelength
• The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave.
• Measured in the direction of the wave.
• The longer the wavelength, lower the frequency and vice versa.
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 Crest
Wavelength

Rest Position
Amplit
ude

Trough

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Properties of Waves
• Frequency
• The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount
of time.
• The SI unit for wave frequency is the hertz (Hz).
• Period
• The time it takes to complete one cycle.
• The SI unit for wave is seconds.
• The higher the frequency of a wave, the lower the wave period.
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Properties of Waves
• Speed
• The distance a wave travels in each amount of time,
such as the number of meters it travels per second.
• Speed = Wavelength x Frequency

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Electromagnetic Spectrum ALPINE SKI HOUSE

Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Name for the range of EM waves when placed in order of
increasing frequency.

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Radio Waves
• Have the longest wavelengths
and lowest frequencies of all
the EM waves.
• Transmits sound and pictures
in radio and television.

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Radio Waves
• Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) measure
the time it takes for a
radio wave to travel
form several satellites
to the receiver,
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Radio Waves
• Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) uses
short wave radio waves
with a magnet to create
an image.
• Used to look at organs
and structures of the
body.
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 Microwaves
• Microwaves are radio waves of very short wavelengths. ( from
10-3m to 10-1m).
• Uses:
Satellite Communications Microwave Ovens Radar
Communications

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Infrared Radiation
• Waves just beyond the red end of the visible light spectrum.
• Wavelengths range from 10-7m to 10-3m.
• Uses:
Remote Intruder Alarms Radiant Heater

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Visible Light
• Visible light is part of the EM spectrum that the human eye can
detect.
• The various wavelength of light are classified by colors.

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Visible Light
• Uses:
Optical Fibres for medical and Lasers for medical and
Telecommunication uses. Telecommunication uses

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Ultraviolet Radiation
• Wavelengths range from 10-8m to 10-7m.
• Main source is sunlight.
• Uses
Sunbeds Sterilization Flourescence Effect

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X-Rays
• Wavelengths range from 10-13m to 10-8m.
• Uses
Medical/Dental Inspection Airport Security Radiation Therapy

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Gamma rays
• Results of the decay of radioactive nuclei.
• Wavelengths range from 10-10m to less than 10-14m.
• Can cause serious damage when absorbed by living tissue.
• Causes mutations.
• Highest frequency = highest energy
• Uses include sterilization, radiation therapy.

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