HOW DO DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT RADIO WAVES

ARE RADIO WAVES HARMFUL?

• For low frequency waves like television they are not, but higher frequency are said to be dangerous to humans

HOW ARE RADIO WAVES PRODUCED?

• Radio waves are created by the flow of electricity, usually through a wire or static electricity passing through a gap in wires, amplified with a high powered antenna

HOW ARE RADIO WAVES USED IN SOCIETY?

• Radio waves are broadcasted across the country for people to receive music, entertainment, and information on devices such as radios and televisions

HOW BIG CAN RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES BE?

• Radio wavelengths can vary from one millimeter to 100 kilometers, which is the equivalent of about 62 miles!

HOW CAN WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT THESE WAVES?

• During lightning storms, lightning disrupts electromagnetic radio signals, causing static sounds or picture on tv's and radios

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• Radio waves can sometimes bounce between the earth and the atmosphere.
• Different weather conditions in the atmosphere can absorb or redirect these waves, causing disruption in signals

INTERESTING FACT

• Radio waves travel very fast, at the speed of light

WORKS CITED

• http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1998-10/907366149.En.r.html
• http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/aviation_hobby/read.main/45562/
• https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/weather-and-telecommunications.66654/