1. Electromagnetic Waves
Believe it or not, you are being “showered” all the time, not by rain but by waves.

2. What Is an Electromagnetic Wave?
An electromagnetic wave is a transverse wave made of vibrating electric and magnetic fields that move through space at the speed of light.

3. WHAT IS AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE?
When an electric charge vibrates or accelerates it creates electric fields and magnetic fields that make electromagnetic waves, also known as electromagnetic radiation.
The electric and magnetic fields regenerate, recharge, repair or fix each other so the waves can travel long distances.

4. HOW ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WAVES?
Unlike mechanical waves, EM waves can travel through a vacuum, or empty space, and also through matter, for long distances.

5. HOW ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WAVES?
Unlike mechanical waves, EM waves can travel through a vacuum, or empty space, and also through matter, for long distances.
EM waves do not transfer energy by vibrations. Instead, EM waves transfer energy by radiation called electromagnetic radiation.

6. HOW ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WAVES?
Unlike mechanical waves, EM waves can travel through a vacuum, or empty space, and also through matter, for long distances.
EM waves do not transfer energy by vibrations. Instead, EM waves transfer energy by radiation called electromagnetic radiation.
All EM waves travel at the same speed in the same medium.

7. HOW ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WAVES?
Unlike mechanical waves, EM waves can travel through a vacuum, or empty space, and also through matter, for long distances.
EM waves do not transfer energy by vibrations. Instead, EM waves transfer energy by radiation called electromagnetic radiation.
All EM waves travel at the same speed in the same medium.
EM waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.

8. HOW ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WAVES?
Unlike mechanical waves, EM waves can travel through a vacuum, or empty space, and also through matter, for long distances.
EM waves do not transfer energy by vibrations. Instead, EM waves transfer energy by radiation called electromagnetic radiation.
All EM waves travel at the same speed in the same medium.
EM waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.
Visible light waves emit particles called photons.

9. What Is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.

10. Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic waves are all around you–in your home, your neighborhood, and your town.

12. TYPES OF EM RADIATION RADIO WAVES:
Have the longest wavelengths, from kilometers long to a millimeter.

13. TYPES OF EM RADIATION RADIO WAVES:
Have the longest wavelengths, from kilometers long to a millimeter.
Have the lowest frequency, from 3 megahertz (3 million hertz) to 300,000 megahertz (3 trillion hertz).

14. TYPES OF EM RADIATION RADIO WAVES:
Have the longest wavelengths, from kilometers long to a millimeter.
Have the lowest frequency, from 3 megahertz (3 million hertz) to 300,000 megahertz (3 trillion hertz).
Have the lowest energy.

15. TYPES OF EM RADIATION RADIO WAVES:
Have the longest wavelengths, from kilometers long to a millimeter.
Have the lowest frequency, from 3 megahertz (3 million hertz) to 300,000 megahertz (3 trillion hertz).
Have the lowest energy.
Includes radio and television transmission, microwaves, cell phones, radar.

16. TYPES OF EM RADIATION INFRARED RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than radio waves.

17. TYPES OF EM RADIATION INFRARED RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than radio waves.
Size from 1 mm to 750 nanometers.

18. TYPES OF EM RADIATION INFRARED RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than radio waves.
Size from 1 mm to 750 nanometers.
Infrared waves are also known as heat waves.

19. TYPES OF EM RADIATION INFRARED RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than radio waves.
Size from 1 mm to 750 nanometers.
Infrared waves are also known as heat waves.
All objects give off infrared waves.

20. VISIBLE LIGHT: Part of the EM spectrum that humans can see.
TYPES OF EM RADIATION
VISIBLE LIGHT:
Part of the EM spectrum that humans can see.

21. TYPES OF EM RADIATION VISIBLE LIGHT:
Part of the EM spectrum that humans can see.
White light is actually made of different colors, like a rainbow.

22. TYPES OF EM RADIATION VISIBLE LIGHT:
Part of the EM spectrum that humans can see.
White light is actually made of different colors, like a rainbow.
Each color of light has different frequency and wavelength, with red being the lowest frequency/longest wavelength and violet the highest frequency/shortest wavelength.

23. TYPES OF EM RADIATION ULTRAVIOLET RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than visible light.

24. TYPES OF EM RADIATION ULTRAVIOLET RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than visible light.
Also known as UV radiation.

25. TYPES OF EM RADIATION ULTRAVIOLET RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than visible light.
Also known as UV radiation.
UV radiation causes sunburn and too much exposure may cause skin cancer.

26. TYPES OF EM RADIATION ULTRAVIOLET RAYS:
Higher frequency and shorter wavelength than visible light.
Also known as UV radiation.
UV radiation causes sunburn and too much exposure may cause skin cancer.
UV radiation is used to kill bacteria.

27. X-RAYS: Very short wavelength and very high frequency.
TYPES OF EM RADIATION
X-RAYS:
Very short wavelength and very high frequency.

28. TYPES OF EM RADIATION X-RAYS:
Very short wavelength and very high frequency.
High frequency means high energy, so X-rays can penetrate through most substances.

29. TYPES OF EM RADIATION X-RAYS:
Very short wavelength and very high frequency.
High frequency means high energy, so X-rays can penetrate through most substances.
Used to take pictures inside the body.

30. TYPES OF EM RADIATION X-RAYS:
Very short wavelength and very high frequency.
High frequency means high energy, so X-rays can penetrate through most substances.
Used to take pictures inside the body.
Too much exposure can damage living cells.

31. TYPES OF EM RADIATION GAMMA RAYS:
Highest frequency and shortest wavelength of all EM radiation.

32. TYPES OF EM RADIATION GAMMA RAYS:
Highest frequency and shortest wavelength of all EM radiation.
Highest energy so gamma rays can penetrate most substances.

33. TYPES OF EM RADIATION GAMMA RAYS:
Highest frequency and shortest wavelength of all EM radiation.
Highest energy so gamma rays can penetrate most substances.
Causes damage to living cells, so gamma rays are used to kill cancer cells.