Electromagnetic

Waves
 Electricity
a charged form of
particles resulting from
the existence energy of
 
 Electricity
a form of energy
resulting from the
existence of charged
particles 
 Electric Field
a around a charged other
or within which a force objects
particle would be exerted on
object charged region
particles or.
 Electric Field
a region around a charged
particle or object within which a
force would be exerted on other
charged particles or objects.
 Magnetism
magnets is the
force they exerted by
when or repel each
other attract.
 Magnetism
is the force exerted
by magnets when they
attract or repel each
other.
 Magnetic Field
is material the region
around a acts magnetic or a
moving charge within electric
which the force of
magnetism. 
 Magnetic Field
is the region around a
magnetic material or a
moving electric charge within
which the force of
magnetism acts. 
What are electromagnetic waves?
How electromagnetic waves
are formed?
How electric charges
produce electromagnetic
waves?
Electromagnetic Waves…

Do not need

matter to
transfer energy.
Electromagnetic Waves…
Aremade by vibrating electric
charges and can travel
through space by transferring
energy between vibrating
electric and magnetic fields.
How do moving charges create
magnetic fields?
 Any moving electric charge is surrounded by an
electric field and a magnetic field.
What happens when electric and
magnetic fields change?

A changing magnetic
field creates a
changing electric field.
Making Electromagnetic Waves
 When an electric charge vibrates, the electric
field around it changes creating a changing
magnetic field.
Making Electromagnetic Waves
 Themagnetic and electric fields
create each other again and again.
Making Electromagnetic Waves
 An EM wave travels in all directions. The figure
only shows a wave traveling in one direction.
Making Electromagnetic Waves
 The electric and magnetic fields vibrate at right
angles to the direction the wave travels, so it is a
transverse wave.
Properties of EM Waves
 All matter contains
charged particles that are
always moving; therefore,
all objects emit EM waves.
Amplitude
The amplitude of electromagnetic
waves relates to its intensity or
brightness (as in the case of visible
light).
Wavelength
The wavelengths determine how
matter responds to the electromagnetic
wave, and those characteristics determine
the name we give that group of
wavelengths.
Frequency
The frequency of any
waveform equals the velocity
divided by the wavelength. The
units of measurement are in
cycles per second or Hertz.
What is the wavelength &
frequency of an EM wave?
 Wavelength = distance from crest to
crest.
 Frequency = number of wavelengths
that pass a given point in 1 s.
 As frequency increases, wavelength
becomes smaller.
What is the speed of EM waves?
 All EM waves travel Material Speed
300,000 km/sec in (km/s)
space. (speed of light- Vacuum 300,000
nature’s limit!)
Air <300,000
 EM waves usually
travel slowest in Water 226,000
solids and fastest in
Glass 200,000
gases.
Diamond 124,000
 Electromagnetic Waves

How they are formed Kind of wave

Waves made by
vibrating electric Transverse
charges that can travel with alternating
through space where electric and
there is no matter
magnetic fields
 Identify the properties of
electromagnetic waves described in
each number:
1. determine the name of group
2. the number of waves that pass a
fixed place in each amount of time.
3. its value is 3 x 108 m/s
4. relates to its intensity or brightness