LIGHT

Which travels
faster - sound or
light?
Light travels faster, with a speed
of 300,000,000 m/s (which is
equal to 300,000 km/s, or
186,282 miles per second).
Sound, on the other hand,
travels at a speed of 340 m/s
(which is equal to 1126 ft/s).
The denser the medium, the faster sound
will travel. Sound travels through air at the
speed of 1,115 feet per second, through
water at 4,757 feet per second and through
iron at 16,404 feet per second. Light travels
at 186,411 miles per second in vacuum. This
is called the speed of light and is
abbreviated as "c." In water, the speed of
light drops to 139,808 miles per second.
INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM?

COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF ALL

FORMS OF LIGHT

CONSIST OF ELECTRIC AND

MAGNETIC FIELDS WHICH
VIBRATE –THUS MAKING WAVES.
 How is non-ionizing radiation different
from ionizing radiation?
Ionizing radiation is a form of energy that acts by removing
electrons from atoms and molecules of materials that include air,
water, and living tissue. Ionizing radiation can travel unseen and
pass through these materials.
Non-ionizing radiation exists all around us from many sources.
Non-ionizing radiation is a form of radiation with less energy than
ionizing radiation. Unlike ionizing radiation, non-ionizing
radiation does not remove electrons from atoms or molecules of
materials that include air, water, and living tissue.
 How is non-ionizing radiation different
from ionizing radiation?
Non-ionizing radiation differs from ionizing radiation in
the way it acts on materials like air, water, and living
tissue.
Non-ionizing radiation does not have enough energy to remove
electrons from atoms and molecules.
Can heat substances. For example, the microwave radiation
inside a microwave oven heats water and food rapidly.
EXAMPLES OF IONIZING RADIATION:
Heat or light from the sun, microwaves from an oven, X rays
from an X-ray tube and gamma rays from radioactive
elements.
EXAMPLES OF NON - IONIZING RADIATION:
• Radiofrequency (RF) radiation used in many broadcast
and communications applications
• Microwaves used in the home kitchen
• Infrared radiation used in heat lamps
• Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and tanning beds