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Page 1: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Charlie HaffeyNorwood Elementary Science

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What is Electromagnetism?Electricity and magnetism are linked

Have one, have the other

Generated by charged particles

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Electromagnetic Waves

Not mechanical, radiation

Wave moves, not transmitted through particles

Classified by wavelength

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Types of EM Waves

Gamma radiation

X-ray radiation

Ultraviolet radiation

Visible radiation

Infrared radiation

Terahertz radiation

Microwave radiation

Radio waves

Shortestwaves

Longestwaves

Highestenergy

Lowestenergy

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