A QUICK REVIEW COMMON MISSED PROBLEMS ON THE QUIZ

Gamma Rays X-Rays

Radio Waves

UV RaysInfrared WaveMicrowaves

TV Waves Visible Light

Electromagnetic Radiation

Examples of Electromagnetic Radiation

The Electromagnetic SpectrumLight is just only one kind of Electromagnetic

radiation.

EM Radiation also includes gamma rays, microwaves, infrared waves, X-rays, radio waves, and other kinds of waves

Gamma Rays X-Rays

Radio Waves

UV RaysInfrared WaveMicrowaves

TV Waves Visible Light

Electromagnetic Radiation

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Visible Light

The Electromagnetic SpectrumFrom the drawing below you can see how

certain things have different wavelengths.

Which has the higher of the two wavelengths?◦X-Rays or Radio Waves

The Electromagnetic SpectrumAlthough the wavelengths, frequencies, and

energy levels of electromagnetic waves vary, E-M waves have two things in common;

◦1) When traveling through space, all E-M waves travel at the same speed.

◦2)All E-M waves can travel through a vacuum

All Electromagnetic radiation travles through the vacuum of space at the same speed.