He formulated a law

of electromagnetism.

Andre-Marie 
Ampere
 His major
contributions were
in the fields of
electricity and
magnetism. Michael
Faraday
 He discovered radio
waves and established
that James Clerk
Maxwell’s theory of
electromagnetism is
correct.
Heinrich Rudolf
Hertz
Scottish physicist
best known for his
formulation of
electromagnetic
theory. James Clerk
Maxwell
 Danish physicist and
chemist who
discovered that electric
current in a wire can
deflect a magnetized
compass needle.
Hans Christian
Oersted
WAV
ES
Why is lightning faster
than thunder?
WAV E i s . . .

Rhythmic disturbance that carry

energy through matter or space.
 CATEGORIES OF
WAVES Transverse
Mechanical Longitudinal
WAVES

Surface
Radio Visible
Gamma-
Electromagneti Microwave UV
ray
c Infrared X-ray
 CATEGORIES OF
•MechanicalWAVES
Waves • Electromagnetic
•Must travel through a Waves
medium
•Cannot travel through • Does not require a medium
a vacuum • Can be transferred through
a vacuum (empty space)
•Examples: Sound
• Examples: Light, UV rays,
waves, Ocean waves
PARTS OF A TRANSVERSE
WAVE
PARTS OF A TRANSVERSE
WAVE
Wave Crest:
The highest part of a
wave.
Wave Trough:
The lowest part of a
wave.
PARTS OF A TRANSVERSE
Wavelength:
WAVE
The distance between two
consecutive wave crests or
between two consecutive wave
troughs.
Wave Height:
The vertical distance between
the wave trough and the wave
crest.
PARTS OF A TRANSVERSE
WAVE
Amplitude:
•The peak (greatest)
value (either positive or
negative) of a wave.
•The distance from the
undisturbed level to the
trough or crest.
 ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
•The electromagnetic spectrum is a
continuum of all electromagnetic waves
arranged according to frequency and
wavelength.
•Radiation is the term used to describe the
transfer of energy in the form of EM wave.
Accelerating electrons produce electromagnetic waves.
• FREQUENCY - the number of waves that pass a
fixed point in a given amount of time.
 “The longer the __________, the __________
frequency, and the __________ the wavelength,
the higher the __________. The energy of a
wave is __________ proportional to its
frequency but inversely proportional to its
wavelength.”