SCIENCE REVIWER  Useful for satellite communication

because they can pass through

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
 A wave that can travel through empty
space and matter
 Energy carried by an electromagnetic
wave is called radiant energy or
electromagnetic radiation
 This is a transverse wave which
moves up & down while a longitudinal
wave moves back & forth
Earth’s upper atmosphere
 Due to its frequency range, food
molecules such as water and sugar
can absorb their energy
INFRARED
 Wavelength depends on the object’s
temperature
 Vibrating molecules emit infrared
waves
 Our skin senses infrared waves with
longer wavelengths as warmth

 AMPLITUDE – measure of the amount of
energy it carries
 WAVELENGTH – distance from one crest
to the next crest
 FREQUENCY – measure of the number of
waves that pass a point in a given
amount of time
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
RMI – LUX – G
 Entire range of electromagnetic
waves with different frequencies and
wavelengths
 Classified according to frequency
and wavelength
 Waves on the spectrum disturb the
medium it passes through at
different frequencies
RADIO WAVES
 Longest wavelength yet lowest
frequency
 Wavelength is long enough to move
around objects (that’s why this is
used for communication) but not
enough to harm humans
 BROADCASTING – Use of
electromagnetic waves to send
information in all directions
 Used for radio, television, digital
signals, transmission etc
VISIBLE LIGHT
 Waves that your eyes can see
 Red light has the longest wavelength
and the lowest frequency. Violet
light has the shortest wavelength
and the highest frequency.
ULTRAVIOLET
 Carries enough energy to cause
chemical reactions
 They carry enough energy to move
through clouds and to penetrate the
skin there for damage cells causing
sunburn or even skin cancer
 They are also useful for killing
germs
X-RAYS
 They have enough energy to pass
through skin and muscle but not
through bone and dead matter
 These waves have more energy than
ultraviolet waves making it
dangerous
GAMMA RAYS
 Produced when the nucleus of an Adam
breaks apart or changes
 They can be used to destroy
cancerous cells
 Gamma rays also come from explosion
of stars

MICROWAVE
 Similar to radio waves – it is used
for communication but they carry
more information than radio waves
because of their wavelength that is
shorter