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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

EMILY BUTLER & CHRIS JIANG

DEFINITION:

the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
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PARTS OF THE SPECTRUM...

  • Frequency
  • Wavelengths
  • Energy
  • Colors of lights

FREQUENCY:

Frequency is a word used in Maths to mean "how often something happens".
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With waves, it's "how many waves per second..."

THIS IS NORMALLY MEASURED IN HERTZ (HZ)
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WAVELENGTH:

THE LENGTH OF ONE WAVE.

...the distance from the peak of one wave to the peak on the next wave.

TO BE MORE ACCURATE. . .
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COLORS OF LIGHT

DUE TO THE VISIBLE LIGHT SPECTRUM
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BLUE LIGHT HAS HIGHER ENERGY THAN RED LIGHT

WHICH MEANS: SHORTER WAVELENGTHS AND HIGH FREQUENCY OF WAVES

WHILE RED LIGHT HAS THE LOWEST ENERGY LEVEL

WHICH MEANS: LOW WAVELENGTH FREQUENCIES AND INTENSITY
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VIOLET BEATS THEM ALL ...

VIOLET HAS THE HIGHEST ENERGY AND FREQUENCY

GAMMA RAYS, X RAYS, ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT...

infrared radiation, microwaves and radio waves.
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HOW'S IT ALL RELATED?

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FREQUENCY TO WAVELENGTH...

THE HIGHER THE FREQUENCY MEANS THE SHORTER THE WAVELENGTHS
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ENERGY TO FREQUENCY

THE MORE ENERGY A COLOR OR RAY HAS- THE MORE FREQUENT WAVES...
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ENERGY TO WAVELENGTHS

MORE ENERGY=higher frequency=short more frequent wavelengths
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**ACTIVITY**

SLINKY ACTIVITY
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DIRECTIONS

  • Get a partner (or make a friend)
  • Grab a slinky
  • Go to the hall (you're not in trouble- for fun)
  • Grab one end and make a wave
  • Show differnt wavelengths for color and frequencies

SHOW...

  • Red(big waves)
  • Blue(short fast waves)
  • Violet(fastest shortest waves)
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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING

(WELL READING... AND YOURE WELCOME FOR KNOWING ME)