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Communicating With Radio Waves and Microwaves
Communicating With Radio Waves and Microwaves
Communicating With Radio Waves and Microwaves
and Microwaves
1000 m 1m 1 mm 0.001 mm
wavelength of electromagnetic waves
Radio waves have a wavelength greater than 30 cm (the
length of a standard ruler).
Radio waves have many uses. How many can you think of?
aerial
radio
waves
transmitter receiver
ionosphere
1000 m 1m 1 mm 0.001 mm
wavelength of electromagnetic waves
The wavelength of microwaves ranges from 30 cm (the length
of a standard ruler) to 1 mm (about the size of a full stop).
Microwaves have many uses. How many can you think of?
Short-wavelength microwaves
are produced using a device
called a magnetron. These
types of microwaves are used
by microwave ovens and radar
equipment.
intensity / A
between intensity of the
radiation and distance from
the source.
The results show that as the x
distance increases the x x x x
intensity of the microwave
radiation decreases. distance / cm
How does this relate to safer use of a mobile phone?
The results suggest that moving the mobile phone
away from the head, even a few centimetres, could
reduce the intensity of radiation reaching the head.
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Investigating mobile phones
Mobile phones transmit signals from their antenna to the
nearest base station using microwaves.