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2 Presented by:
MR. RYAN C. CABRERA
ELECTROMAGNETIC Bachelor of Science in Physics
SPECTRUM Post Baccalaureate in Teacher Education
page 216 - 220 Master in Educational Management
 SEVEN TYPES OF RADIATION
under
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
1. RADIO WAVES
2. MICROWAVES
3. INFRARED RAY
4. ULTRAVIOLET RAY
5. X RAY
6. GAMMA RAY
7. VISIBLE LIGHT
1. RADIO WAVES
- longest of all electromagnetic waves.
- discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887.
- extraterrestrial sources are Sun and Jupiter.
- produced by electronic devices.
- used by broadcasting tv signals.
- have longer wavelength than microwaves.
Methods of Transmitting Information
Using Radio Communication
a. A.M. - Amplitude Modulation
b. F.M. - Frequency Modulation
1. RADIO WAVES
- longest of all electromagnetic waves.
- discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887.
- extraterrestrial sources are Sun and Jupiter.
- produced by electronic devices.
- used by broadcasting tv signals.
- have longer wavelength than microwaves.
Methods of Transmitting Information
Using Radio Communication
a. A.M. - Amplitude Modulation
b. F.M. - Frequency Modulation
 Divisions of Radio Waves
a Long Frequency
b. Medium Frequency - A.M. stations
c. High Frequency - A.M. stations
d. Very High Frequency
- used by F.M. stations and T.V. broadcasting
e. Ultra High Frequency
- police radio communications/ military aircraft / television
transmissions
f. Super High Frequency
- satellite communication
RADIO WAVES
2. MICROWAVES
- discovered by James Clerk Maxwell in 1864
- have short wavelength
- used in microwave ovens
- can cause eye cataract
- extremely high frequency radio waves
- used to send signals to mobile phones / cellphones
- used in satellite communication
- easily absorbed by water molecules
- used to cook food.
MICROWAVES
3. INFRARED
- a.k.a heat waves
- identified by Sir William Herschel around 1800
- too much exposure can lead to overheating
- used in remote controls of television / alarm systems /
night visions , ( military ) / cellphones
- used also to cook food.
- travels from the sun to the earth surface.
INFRARED
4. ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
- discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter
- major source is the sun
- special lamps emit UV rays
- used to detect forged banknotes and bank signatures
- good source of vitamin D
- used to sterilize medical equipment
- too much exposure can cause skin burn / skin tan /
skin cancer and damage in the retina of the eye
- travels from the sun to the earth surface
ULTRAVIOLET
5. X RAYS
- discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
- a.k.a Roentgen rays
- used in taking photographs of internal body parts
- used to check if there are any broken bones inside our body
- used in airport security checks ( luggage )
- can cause cancer and damage tissues
Divisions of X - Rays
Soft x – rays
- can penetrate soft substances like fleshbones
Hard x – rays
- used mainly in metal industry (welding cracks)
X RAYS
6. GAMMA RAYS

- discovered by Paul Villard in 1900

- given off by radioactive materials and substances
- used in industry to detect cracks in metals
- can cause cancer and mutation
- used to destroy cancer cells in a process called
radiotherapy
GAMMA RAYS
GAMMA RAYS
7. VISIBLE LIGHT
- All electromagnetic radiation is light, but we can only
see a small portion of this radiation—the portion we
call visible light
- given out by very hot objects.
- contains ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
indigo and violet)
- detected by our eyes.
- used in photography.
- travels from the sun to the earth surface.
VISIBLE LIGHT