Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IVA- CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF LAGUNA
District of Los Bańos
B.N. Calara Integrated National High School
DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME Brgy. Anos Los Bańos, Laguna

Name: Subject: SCIENCE 10 Score:

Electromagnetic Spectrum
Gr. & Sec.: Teacher: Mrs. Mischelle P. Dy Week 1-2 Q2
Parent’s Name: Parent’s Sig.: Date:

OBJECTIVE: Compare the relative wavelengths of different forms of

electromagnetic waves.
Wavelength is the distance between crest to crest or
trough to trough. EM waves are bounded at different ranges.
Meaning each type of EM waves has upper and lower limits on the
spectrum.
Frequency is wave’s cycle passing a given point in a given
period of time
Amplitude measured between the crest and the mid-
point of wave
Speed of light in a vacuum: Approximately 300.000
km/sec
Electromagnetic wave (EM wave) or electromagnetic
radiation is a wave that is created as a result of vibrations between
an electric field and magnetic field, hence known as ‘electromagnetic
wave’. Recall Oersted’s discovery: A changing electric field produces
magnetic field. A changing magnetic field is therefore produced
around a vibrating charge. And according to Michael Faraday, the
changing magnetic field will produce electric field. A wave carries
energy as it propagates, EM wave does the same, too. EM waves can
travel through anything even on vacuum, meaning they do not need
any medium to travel. They travel in a vacuum at a speed of 3x108
m/s.

Seven different types of EM waves

Electromag- Characteristics Wavelength Frequency Energy

netic Wave Range (meters) (Hz) (J)
 have the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequencies in the
Radio electromagnetic spectrum
 can be produced by making electricity oscillate in an aerial, or > 1 x 10-1 < 3 x 109 < 2 x 10-24
Wave antenna, and are used to transmit sound and picture
information over long distances.
 are radio waves of very short wavelength. 2 x 10-24
Microwave  are used in satellite communications because they can 1 x 10-3 to 1 x 10-1 3 x 109 to 3 x 1011 to
penetrate the ionosphere – a layer of the earth’s atmosphere 2 x 10-22
in which there is a high concentration of charged particles.
 are waves that lie in the region beyond the red end of visible
Infrared spectrum. 2 x 10-22
 wavelength of infrared waves is too long to be visible to the 7 x 10-7 to 1 x 10-3 3 x 1011 to 4 x 1014 to
naked eye. Infrared radiation is most noticeable when given off 3 x 10-19
by hot objects, especially when objects are red hot.
 the shortest waves present can be detected by the eye at
about 700oC known as LIGHT WAVES
 Visible lights makes up only a small portion of the entire
Visible electromagnetic spectrum. When white light passes through a
Light prism, it is separated into its constituent colors: red, orange, 3 x 10-19
yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Violet has the shortest 4 x 10-7 to 7 x 10-7 4 x 1014 to 7.5 x 1014 to
wavelength and red has the longest. 5 x 10-19
 There are no sharp boundaries separating the various colors.
Instead, there is a continuous blending from one color to the
next.
 Ultraviolet waves are invisible radiation that lies beyond the 5 x 10-19
Ultraviolet violet end of the visible spectrum. Ultra violet light has a 1 x 10-8 to 4 x 10-7 7.5 x 1014 to 3 x 1016 to
shorter wavelength than violet light and carry more energy. 2 x 10-17
The sun is our main source of ultraviolet light.

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  Have short wavelengths and high frequencies and are very
X ray penetrating. They are produced by the rapid acceleration of
electrons in X-ray machines that collide with atoms. These
1 x 10-11 to 1 x 10-8 3 x 1016 to 3 x 1019 2 x 10-17
atoms emit X-rays.
to
 X-rays with long wavelengths that can penetrate through flesh 2 x 10-14
but not bone are used in X-ray photography to help doctors
look inside the body.
 X-rays with shorter wavelengths that can penetrate through
metal are used in industry to inspect welded joints or faults.
 All X-rays are dangerous because they can damage living cells
and can cause cancer.
 are high-energy waves produced from nuclear reactions.
 They have shorter wavelengths than X-rays because energy
changes within the nucleus are normally much larger than
Gamma ray those that take place outside it.
< 1 x 10-11 > 3 x 1019 > 2 x 10-14

 They are more dangerous than X-rays because radioactive

substances emit them.

Learning Task 1 DIRECTION: Base from the given data on the table of EM waves, answer the following questions.
1. Which among the EM waves has the highest frequency?
2. Which among the EM waves has the lowest frequency?
3. The energy of an EM wave also depends on its frequency, which means waves with higher frequency have higher
energy too. Which among the EM waves has the highest energy?
4. Which among the EM waves has the lowest energy?
5. What happens to the frequency of the electromagnetic waves as it progresses? Does the frequency of the EM waves
increase or decrease as we go from radio wave to gamma ray?

Learning Task 2 DIRECTION: Rearrange the jumbled letters to form the term being described.

1. It is a disturbance in space. AVWE

2. It is the highest point in a wave. SECRT
3. It is the lowest point in a wave. TGHURO
4. It is the distance from the midpoint to the highest (or lowest) point of a LMUPTDEAI
wave.
5. It is the distance between two successive identical parts of a wave. ENEVTGWLAH
6. It refers to the number of waves produced in one second NEQFCEURY
7 It refers to the extent or the limits between which variation is possible. ARGNE

Learning Task 3 Direction: Cut out pictures of objects or look for things that may represent the presence of each electromagnetic wave. On
a separate sheet of paper, paste the pictures you have found and arrange them according to the arrangement of
EM waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Learning Task 4 Direction: Underline the word that will make the statements correct.

The electromagnetic spectrum is the arrangement of 1. (electromagnetic waves, ultraviolet radiation), which are waves
that are created with changing electric field and 2. (electric charge, magnetic field). EM waves travel on 3. (air, vacuum) at a
constant speed of 4. (3 x108 m/s, 8 x103 m/s). The electromagnetic spectrum is arranged in a manner of 5. (decreasing,
increasing) wavelength, 6. (decreasing, increasing) frequency and 7. (decreasing, increasing) energy. 8. (Gamma ray, Radio
wave) has the longest wavelength, lowest frequency and lowest energy among all EM waves. The 9. ( radio wave, visible light) is
the only EM wave that can be seen by our naked eye, whereas 10. (red, violet) has the longest wavelength and 11. (red, violet) has
the greatest frequency. On the other hand, 12. (gamma ray, radio wave) has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency;
which carries the highest 13. (energy, wavelength) among all EM waves. Therefore 14. (gamma ray, radio wave) has the lowest
ionizing radiation, while 15. (gamma ray, radio wave) has the highest ionizing radiation.