The electromagnetic spectrum is the entire range and scope (spectrum) of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation

and their respective wavelengths and photon energies.

The electromagnetic spectrum extends from below the low frequencies used for modern radio communication to
gamma radiation at the short-wavelength (high-frequency) end, thereby covering wavelengths from thousands of
kilometers down to a fraction of the size of an atom. Visible light lies toward the shorter end, with wavelengths from
400 to 700 nanometres. The limit for long wavelengths is the size of the universe itself, while it is thought that the
short wavelength limit is in the vicinity of the Planck length.[4] Until the middle of the 20th century it was believed
by most physicists that this spectrum was infinite and continuous.

Uses:

Cooking - microwave radiation is absorbed by water molecules which heats up and cooks the food whilst killing
bacteria.
Communication - Microwave radiation can also be used to transmit signals.
Some microwave radiation wavelengths can transmit signals out of earths orbit and into space and are used to
communicate with satellites.

X - Rays - - Medical X-Rays: Allow doctors to observe the bones structure of atients without actually performing
invasive surgeries.

Security - Allows airport security to observe the internal contents of objects and luggage using airport scanners.
Gamma Rays - Gamma rays have a very high frequency and cannot be heard or felt however it can be used to
sterilize surgical instruments, food and can also be used to kill cancer cells, however in larger amounts it can also
create cancer.

Ultraviolet Radiation: - Found naturally in sunlight and cannot be seen or felt

Skin turns darker to so that UV Radiation does not reach the deep skin cells
UV rays are used for:
Sun Beds
Security Pens
Fluorescent Lights
Infrared Radiation
Infrared Radiation is felt by the skin and is absorbed as heat
Infrared sensors detect heat from a body
Uses of Infrared Radiation - Security Alarms / Burglar Alarms
 Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the electromagnetic
spectrum longer than infrared light. Radio waves have frequencies as high as 300 GHz to as low
as 3 kHz, though some definitions describe waves above 1 or 3 GHz as microwaves, or include
waves of any lower frequency.

an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.0010.3 m, shorter than that of a normal
radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation. Microwaves are used in radar, in
communications, and for heating in microwave ovens and in various industrial processes.

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Infrared radiation, or simply infrared or IR, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths
than those of visible light, and is therefore invisible, although it is sometimes loosely called infrared
light. It extends from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at 700 nanometers (frequency
430 THz), to 1 mm (300 GHz)[1] (although people can see infrared up to at least 1050 nm in experiments).
Most of the thermal radiation emitted by objects near room temperature is infrared. Like all EMR, IR
carries radiant energy, and behaves both like a wave and like its quantum particle, the photon.

Visible light is a form of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, as are radio waves, infrared radiation,
ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and microwaves. Generally, visible light is defined as the wavelengths that
are visible to most human eyes.
Ultraviolet (UV) is an electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than
that of visible light but longer than X-rays. UV radiation constitutes about 10% of the total light output
of the Sun, and is thus present in sunlight.

X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength
ranging from 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30
exahertz (31016 Hz to 31019 Hz) and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV. X-ray wavelengths are
shorter than those of UV rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays. In many languages, X-
radiation is referred to with terms meaning Rntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm
Rntgen,[1] who usually is credited as its discoverer, and who had named it X-radiation to signify an
unknown type of radiation.[2] Spelling of X-ray(s) in the English language includes the variants x-ray(s),
xray(s), and X ray(s)

Gamma rays have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any wave in the
electromagnetic spectrum. They are produced by the hottest and most energetic objects in the
universe, such as neutron stars and pulsars, supernova explosions, and regions around black
holes.