Waves and Rays, Part I

Waves and Rays, Part I

Waves and Rays, Part I
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	6.34

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	challenging words:		frequency, gamma, infrared, trillion, radiation, spectrum, volume, microwave, ultraviolet, wavelength, billion, saying, satellite, communication, electromagnetic, construction
	content words:		Some EM, Your TV, Read Waves, Part II

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Waves and Rays, Part I
By Cindy Grigg

¹     Have you ever played in the ocean? The waves can push you around. They can pull the sand out from under your feet. As far out as you can see, there are more waves coming at you all the time.

²     There are other kinds of waves all around you all the time. You can't see most of them, but they can warm you, burn you, and go right through your body. These are the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum.

³     These waves come from the same kind of electric force that makes your TV work and from the same kind of magnetic force that holds the picture you drew in art class on your kitchen refrigerator with a magnet. When these two forces act together, they make electromagnetic radiation. This is a kind of energy that is both electric and magnetic. This energy travels in waves.

⁴     In some ways, these waves and ocean waves are alike. They have tops called crests. They have bottoms called troughs. The distance from one crest to the next is called a wavelength. Wavelengths can also be measured from one trough to the next. Another way electromagnetic (EM) waves are like ocean waves is that they both move energy from one place to another.

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