ELECTRO

MAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
Electricity and magnetism
What is EM SPECTRUM?

■ The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of

all types of EM radiation.
■ Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out
■ EM radiation travel in waves also called EM waves
■ Frequency measure the number of waves in meters
■ Wavelength measure the length of the waves
■ As the Wavelength extend, Energy of EM waves Decreases
■ radio wave has the length of a football field
■ microwaves which produce more energy due to shorter
wavelengths and higher frequencies cell phones radar and
microwave ovens use microwaves  
■ infrared light living creatures and other heat sources are
produce infrared light while we cannot see infrared light we feel it
as heat
■ visible light occupies a narrow slice of the electromagnetic
spectrum nestled between infrared and ultraviolet light
wavelength had the lowest frequencies and longest wavelength
of visible light as you move from read through orange yellow
green blue and finally violet. wavelength shorten and frequencies
increases
Ultra violet frequencies human skin producers vitamin d
when exposed to ultraviolet light but excessive
ultraviolet light causes sunburn
x rays which passed or assault issue but not denser
materials such as bone making them valuable for medical
test x rays also has security applications such as airport
baggage checks
gamma rays produce even shorter wavelengths higher
frequencies and more energy
■ gamma ray wavelengths or a small is atom nucleus