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The document discusses the electromagnetic spectrum which consists of different types of electromagnetic waves ranging from gamma rays to radio waves. It provides a brief overview of each type of electromagnetic wave, including their advantages and disadvantages. The types of electromagnetic waves discussed are radiowaves, visible light, microwaves, infrared radiation, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays.
The document discusses the electromagnetic spectrum which consists of different types of electromagnetic waves ranging from gamma rays to radio waves. It provides a brief overview of each type of electromagnetic wave, including their advantages and disadvantages. The types of electromagnetic waves discussed are radiowaves, visible light, microwaves, infrared radiation, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays.
The document discusses the electromagnetic spectrum which consists of different types of electromagnetic waves ranging from gamma rays to radio waves. It provides a brief overview of each type of electromagnetic wave, including their advantages and disadvantages. The types of electromagnetic waves discussed are radiowaves, visible light, microwaves, infrared radiation, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays.
Electromagnetic Spectrum is the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic
radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light.
Radiowave is an electromagnetic wave
of a frequency between about 104 and 1011 or 1012 Hz, as used for long- distance communication. Advantages: They can travel long distances carrying message. Disadvantages: It has low frequency so it can't transmit (send) a lot of data at one time. Large doses of radio waves are believed to cause cancer, leukemia and other disorders.
Visible Light The visible spectrum
is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light. A typical human eye will respond to wavelengths from about 380 to 740 nanometers. Advantages: It is the only light that is visible to the human ey and that we can detect. Disadvantages: If there is too much exposure to visible light, it may cause blindness or eye damage. It can also hurt your retina and even damage it. Definition: Ultraviolet rays have wavelengths that are too short to see. Microwave are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter; with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. Different sources define different frequency ranges as microwaves; the above broad definition includes both UHF and EHF bands. Advantages: Microwave radio systems can broadcast large quantities of information because of their high frequencies. Microwave repeaters also give microwave communication systems the ability to transmit data over extremely long distances. Disadvantages: Microwave radio systems do not pass through solid objects. This can be problematic in cities with a lot of tall buildings or mountainous regions if you want to send a signal from one end of the city to the other.
Infrared Radiation (IR)
sometimes referred to simply as infrared, is a region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum where wavelengths range from about 700 nanometers (nm) to 1 millimeter (mm).Infrared waves are longer than those of visible light, but shorter than those of radio waves. Advantages: Infrared technology is critical in many science, business and military contexts. It makes various devices possible and useful, including night vision goggles, lasers, thermographic cameras, communications devices and weather satellites. Infrared waves are incredibly versatile, but they can also be dangerous. Disadvantages: Infrared radiation has a longer wavelength and lower frequency than visible light. Too much exposure can damage your eyes and skin. On a global scale, trapped infrared radiation contributes to global warming.
Ultraviolet (UV) designates a band of the
electromagnetic spectrum with wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight, and contributes about 10% of the total electromagneticradiation output from the Sun. Advantages: Triggers vitamin D – UV from the Sun is needed by our bodies to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps strengthen bones, muscles and the body's immune system. Disadvantages: The sun is the natural source of UV radiation. The ozone layer absorbs the harmful ultraviolet radiation and protects the earth's surface from exposure. ... Overexposure to UV radiation may cause skin cancer, damage of the eye and the suppression of immune system.
X-Rays are roughly classified into soft X-rays
and hard X-rays. Soft X-rays have relatively short wavelengths of about 10 nanometers (a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter), and so they fall in the range of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum between ultraviolet (UV) light and gamma-rays. Hard X-rays have wavelengths of about 100 picometers (a picometer is one-trillionth of a meter). These electromagnetic waves occupy the same region of the EM spectrum as gamma-rays. Advantages: They are cheaper than other scanning devices. They are also easier to use when compared to MRIs or CT scans. Disadvantages: Exposure to high radiation levels can have a range of effects, such as vomiting, bleeding, fainting, hair loss, and the loss of skin and hair.
Gamma Rays or gamma radiation, is a
penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. It consists of the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves and so imparts the highest photon energy. Advantages: Gamma-rays have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any other wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves are generated by radioactive atoms and in nuclear explosions. Gamma-rays can kill living cells, a fact which medicine uses to its advantage, using gamma-rays to kill cancerous cells. Disadvantages: The dangers of gamma rays are not easy to deal with. With exposure to gamma rays, you can be easily affected with the risk of mutations or cancer in tissue. Group 3 Members: Madriñan, Mary Rose Mallari, Maria Thessalonica Limjuco, Ayisha Nhaya Gonzalvo, Lianne Laberinto, Cristal Machete, Irlan Jeremy Legasto, John Hero Lavarento, Kurt