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Gamma waves have the highest energy, yet the lowest wavelength on the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

Energy: 100,000eV
Frequency: 10^(19) Hz
Wavelength: 10^(-12)

Gamma waves are produced by the most energetic things in space. On Earth, they are generated by nuclear explosions, lightning, and the less dramatic energy of radioactive decay.
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Gamma waves are used in medicine (radiotherapy), industry (sterilization and disinfection), and the nuclear industry.
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Radio waves are the end of the EM- having both the longest wavelength and highest amount of energy, along with having the lowest frequency.
Frequency:300 GHz to 3 kHz
Wavelength:  1 mm to 100 km
Energy: 10-7 eV
Radio waves are used for communication such as broadcasting television and radio, communications and satellite transmissions.
Sources:
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z32f4qt/revision/2

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-physics/chapter/the-electromagnetic-spectrum/#:~:text=radio%20waves%3A%20Designates%20a%20portion,1%20millimeter%20to%20100%20kilometers.

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Gamma is known to have the most energy but the lowest wavelength on the spectrum.
The energy: 100,000ev
The frequency: 10^19 Hz
The wavelength: 10^-12 m
Gamma waves are made by the hottest/ most energetic objects in space. These waves have a very interesting range going from radiotherapy to sterilization to even the nuclear industry.
https://science.nasa.gov/ems/12_gammarays#:~:text=They%20are%20produced%20by%20the,dramatic%20activity%20of%20radioactive%20decay.

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Gamma waves have the lowest wavelength and the most energy on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Energy: 100,000ev
Frequency: 10^19Hz
Wavelength: 10^-12m
Gamma waves are produced by hot and energetic things such as, lightning, radioactive decay, and nuclear explosions. Gamma waves are used in the medical industry for sterilization/to disinfect and for radiotherapy(cancer treatment).

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Gamma waves have the most energy and the lowest wavelength on the ES.
Energy: 100,000ev
Frequency: 10^19 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-12
Gamma rays are used in medicine (radiotherapy), industry (sterilization and disinfection) and the nuclear industry.

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Infrared waves are toward the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Energy - 10^-3 ev
Frequency - 10^12 to 10^14 Hz
Wavelength - 780*10^-9 to 1*10^-3 m
Sources - It's primary source is in heat and thermal radiation, so any object that has a temperature has IR radiation. Specific examples are the sun, fire, and even ice cubes.
Applications - Thermal imaging cameras to detect heat in heating systems, changing blood flow, and overheating electrical components; surveillance, night vision, tracking, target acquisition, mapping star dust, remote controls.

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Ultraviolet waves are pretty high on the scale, placing third on the Electromagnetic spectrum. It is a form of radiation undetectable by the human eye. The frequency for Ultraviolet waves is roughly 8*10^14 Hz with a wavelength that ranges anywhere from 10 to 400 nanometers, which is shorter than that of visible light, but longer than that of X-ray waves. Ultraviolet waves have an energy output of anywhere from 3-30 eV. Ultraviolet radiation is produced by the sun but is mostly absorbed by the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. It is used for a number of things including: skin tanning and treatment, disinfecting and germ control, and indoor gardening.

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Radio waves have the longest wavelength, highest energy, and lowest frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Frequency ~ from 3 kHz to 300 GHz
Wavelength ~ from 1 millimeter to 100 kilometers
Energy ~ 10^-7 eV
Radio waves are made from different types of transmitters and are used for different forms of communication.

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Ultraviolet is the 3rd highest on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning it has a high energy and a low wavelength.
Energy: 5-100ev
Frequency: 8*10^14Hz
Wavelength: 100-400nm
Ultraviolet is produced from high temperature surfaces such as the sun, in a continuous spectrum and by atomic excitation in a gaseous discharge tube as a discrete spectrum of wavelengths.

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Gamma waves have the most energy and the lowest wavelength on the ES.
Energy: 100,000ev
Frequency: 10^19 Hz
Wavelength: 10^-12
Gamma rays are produced by neutron stars, supernovas, and black holes. On Earth Gamma rays are created by nuclear explosions, lightning and less active radioactive decay.
They are used in radiotherapy to treat tumors.

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SOURCES OF GAMMA RAYS

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. On Earth, gamma waves are generated by nuclear explosions, lightning, and the less dramatic activity of radioactive decay.

DETECTING GAMMA RAYS

Unlike optical light and x-rays, gamma rays cannot be captured and reflected by mirrors. Gamma-ray wavelengths are so short that they can pass through the space within the atoms of a detector. Gamma-ray detectors typically contain densely packed crystal blocks. As gamma rays pass through, they collide with electrons in the crystal. This process is called Compton scattering, wherein a gamma ray strikes an electron and loses energy, similar to what happens when a cue ball strikes an eight ball. These collisions create charged particles that can be detected by the sensor.

GAMMA RAY BURSTS

Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang and can release more energy in 10 seconds than our Sun will emit in its entire 10-billion-year expected lifetime! Gamma-ray astronomy presents unique opportunities to explore these exotic objects. By exploring the universe at these high energies, scientists can search for new physics, testing theories and performing experiments that are not possible in Earth-bound laboratories.

If we could see gamma rays, the night sky would look strange and unfamiliar. The familiar view of constantly shining constellations would be replaced by ever-changing bursts of high-energy gamma radiation that last fractions of a second to minutes, popping like cosmic flashbulbs, momentarily dominating the gamma-ray sky and then fading.

NASA's Swift satellite recorded the gamma-ray blast caused by a black hole being born 12.8 billion light years away (below). This object is among the most distant objects ever detected.

COMPOSITION OF PLANETS

Scientists can use gamma rays to determine the elements on other planets. The Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) can measure gamma rays emitted by the nuclei of atoms on planet Mercury's surface that are struck by cosmic rays. When struck by cosmic rays, chemical elements in soils and rocks emit uniquely identifiable signatures of energy in the form of gamma rays. These data can help scientists look for geologically important elements such as hydrogen, magnesium, silicon, oxygen, iron, titanium, sodium, and calcium.

The gamma-ray spectrometer on NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter detects and maps these signatures, such as this map (below) showing hydrogen concentrations of Martian surface soils.

GAMMA RAY SKY

Gamma rays also stream from stars, supernovas, pulsars, and black hole accretion disks to wash our sky with gamma-ray light. These gamma-ray streams were imaged using NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope to map out the Milky Way galaxy by creating a full 360-degree view of the galaxy from our perspective here on Earth.

A FULL-SPECTRUM IMAGE

The composite image below of the Cas A supernova remnant shows the full spectrum in one image. Gamma rays from Fermi are shown in magenta; x-rays from the Chandra Observatory are blue and green. The visible light data captured by the Hubble space telescope are displayed in yellow. Infrared data from the Spitzer space telescope are shown in red; and radio data from the Very Large Array are displayed in orange.

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Citation

APA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science Mission Directorate. (2010). Gamma Rays. Retrieved [insert date - e.g. August 10, 2016], from NASA Science website: http://science.nasa.gov/ems/12_gammarays

MLA

Science Mission Directorate. "Gamma Rays" NASA Science. 2010. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [insert date - e.g. 10 Aug. 2016] http://science.nasa.gov/ems/12_gammarays

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SOURCES OF GAMMA RAYS 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.

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An x-ray photon is at the higher end of the electromagnetic spectrum. It has an energy ranging from 100eV to 100,000eV.  It has a frequency ranging from 3*10^16Hz to 3*10^19Hz and a wavelength of 0.01m to 10*-9m. They are produced by x-ray tubes, radon gas, radioactive elements in the earth, and cosmic rays that hit the earth from outer space. It's very useful in medicine, radiography, to detect bone fractures, arthritis, dental issues, etc.

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Gamma rays are at the higher end of the Electromagnetic spectrum.

Energy: 100,000 eV

Frequency: 10^19 Hz

Wavelength: 10^-12 m

Gamma rays are produced by neutron stars and pulsars, supernova explosions, and regions around black holes. On Earth, gamma waves are produced by nuclear explosions, lightning, and the less dramatic activity of radioactive decay.

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Gamma rays are used in medicine (radiotherapy) and in things like sterilization and disinfection.

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Microwaves are on the lower middle end of the electromagnetic spectrum
Wavelength: 0.1 m to 0.001 m
Energy: 10^-5 eV
Frequency: 10^9 Hz

Microwaves can be produced by atoms,molecules, and the sun; they are a component in electromagnetic radiation.  Microwaves can also be sources from circuits, transmission towers, and microwave ovens.

Applications: wireless transmission, long distance communication, telephones, microwaves

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Radio Waves are at the end of the Electromagnetic Spectrum with Low Energy, Low Frequency, but a High Wavelength.

Energy: 10-7 eV
Frequency: 107 Hz
Wavelength: 10 m

Radio Waves can be generated by both natural and artificial sources.
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Natural: Lightning, and astronomical Phenomena.

Artificial: Broadcast Radio towers, Cell Phones, Satellites, and Radar.

Radio Waves are many used for TV, Phones, and Radio.

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