Download Radio Waves Great amount of energy Smallest wavelength Only

Great amount of
Radio Waves
energy
Only part of the
Smallest wavelength
spectrum that we can
see
Longest wavelengths
Microwaves
can easily travel
Cause sunburn help
through the
produce Vitamin D
atmosphere to
Earth’s surface
Infrared Waves
Have more energy
Heat lamps
than UV rays but less
sometimes used in
than gamma rays
detecting location of
newborn stars
Visible Light
Wavelengths shorter
Useful for medical
than radio waves and
applications
longer than infrared
sometimes used to
detect black holes
Ultraviolet rays
Carry more energy
Used in cellphones
than visible light but
and radar used to
less than x-rays.
quickly cook and heat
Shorter wavelength
foods
than visible light
X-rays
Carry more energy
Used to treat cancer
than microwaves but
cells sometimes used
less than visible light
to detect black holes
Consists of
Gamma rays
wavelengths of red,
Used in transmitting
orange, yellow, green,
television signals
blue, and violet.