Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 18 Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves Transverse waves consisting of changing electric & magnetic fields

Electromagnetic Waves Carry energy

Electromagnetic Waves Do not need a medium (can travel through empty space or through matter) Called electromagnetic radiation

Represented by c 3.00 x 108 m/s 300,000,000 m/s Speed of Light Represented by c 3.00 x 108 m/s 300,000,000 m/s Recorded in 1926 by Albert Michelson

Speed of Electromagnetic Waves Wavelength x frequency= speed Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional (as one goes up the other goes down) Speed is a constant (3.00 x 108 m/s) You will solve for either wavelength or frequency

Speed of Electromagnetic Waves Frequency = speed ÷ wavelength Wavelength = speed ÷ frequency

Intensity Photons (light particles) travel outward from a light source in all directions Intensity decreases as photons travel farther from the source Intensity is the rate at which a wave’s energy flows through a given unit of area

Electromagnetic Spectrum Radio waves Infrared rays Visible light Ultraviolet rays X-rays Gamma rays

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Longest wavelengths Lowest frequencies Radio Waves Longest wavelengths Lowest frequencies Used in radio & TV, microwaves, and radar.

Can be seen by the human eye Visible Light Can be seen by the human eye Each wavelength has a specific frequency and a particular color

Visible Light From highest wavelength & lowest frequency to lowest wavelength & highest frequency Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet ROY G BIV= way to remember

Ultraviolet Rays Higher frequencies than violet light Helps you skin produce vitamin D in moderation Excess causes sunburn, wrinkles, and skin cancer Kills microorganisms Used in plant nurseries during the winter Can cause eye damage

X-rays Can penetrate matter that light cannot In medicine-soft tissue looks dark, bones appear white Excess can kill tissue Used to inspect seals on cans Used to identify contents of large trucks, packages, and suitcases.

Gamma Rays Shortest wavelengths Highest frequencies Most energy Greatest penetration Overexposure is deadly Kills cancer cells Used to create images of the brain and to inspect pipelines

Chapter 18 Part 2 Light

Depends on what the object the light hits is made of Light Behavior Depends on what the object the light hits is made of

Materials Transparent Translucent Opaque

You can see through this. Transparent Material You can see through this. Transmits light- allows light to pass through it

You can see through this but it is blurry. Scatters light Translucent Material You can see through this but it is blurry. Scatters light

You cannot see through this. Absorbs or reflects all light Opaque Material You cannot see through this. Absorbs or reflects all light

Light Interactions When light strikes a new medium, the light can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted.

Light Interactions When light is transmitted, it can be refracted, polarized, or scattered.

Can be regular or diffuse Reflection Can be regular or diffuse

Regular Reflection Parallel light waves hit a smooth surface and all reflect in the same direction

Diffuse Reflection Parallel light waves hit a rough surface and reflect in many different directions

Causes mirages- false/distorted images Refraction Light waves are bent Causes mirages- false/distorted images

Polarization Light waves that only vibrate in one plane Polarizing filters can polarize light

Polarization

Polarization Vertical filters block horizontal light waves and vice versa.

Polarization

Light is redirected when it passes through a medium Scattering Light is redirected when it passes through a medium

Scattering Causes the red sky at sunrise/sunset Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red and is scattered more easily Without the blue, we see red.

Made up of all colors in the visible spectrum White Light Made up of all colors in the visible spectrum

When white light is broken into separate colors Caused by a prism Dispersion When white light is broken into separate colors Caused by a prism

Dispersion In the prism Longer wavelengths (like red) are bent the least Shorter wavelengths (like violet) are bent the most

Color The color of any object depends on what the object is made of and on the color of light that strikes the object.

Color The color that we see is the color of light that an object does not absorb.

Color The car below is absorbing all wavelengths of light except blue.

White- all light is reflected Black- all light is absorbed Black and White White- all light is reflected Black- all light is absorbed

Primary Colors Red Blue Green All other color combinations are created by reflections of these three.