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Television waves are radar waves or radio waves simply because they are useful for long term communication and are readily reflected by the ionosphere. Microwaves are used for short term communication very rarely and for heating purposes. All three however travel at the same speed that is 299,792,468 m/s.
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What are three ways microwaves are used?
Microwaves are radio waves in the frequency of 1 gHz or above. They are used for voice/data communications, radar, cooking, TV signals, & Wireless networks.It can be used to:transmit information - like any other radio waveobtain information - by bouncing it off a targettransmit energy - by exciting the molecules within the target, how microwave ovens work
What were some of the major inventions of the 1940s?
The radar, jet aircraft, Slinky, Jeep, television, Velcro, microwave oven, and Frisbee were the main ones.
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths just longer than light is?
Infra-red radiation has a wavelength adjacent to but longer than visible light.
What waves uses radars for detecting the speed of a car?
Radar can be used to track the location, amount, and movement of precipitation.
How far can a modern radar reach?
Terrestrial radar, using over-the-horizon techniques, around 3000~5000 km. Astronomical radar, at least as far as Venus.
What are examples of microwaves?
Your cell phone, your TV, your "radar range".
What characteristic is common to microwaves radar waves and television waves?
All three types of waves are forms of electromagnetic radiation. They have similar properties, such as being able to travel through a vacuum at the speed of light, being composed of electric and magnetic fields oscillating perpendicular to each other, and having wavelengths and frequencies that vary within the electromagnetic spectrum.
Which of the following is true of microwaves?
microwaves are used in radar
Why were the first microwave ovens referred to as radar ranges?
because microwaves both and radar systems both use microwaves
What Are Two Common Uses Of Microwaves?
Two common uses of microwaves are cooking food quickly and efficiently in microwave ovens, and transmitting information in microwave communication systems such as satellite communication and radar technology.
What another term for radar waves?
Another name for radar waves is radar systems or electromagnetic waves.
What are used in radar broadcasting and cooking food?
Microwaves.
What is the form of electromagnetic wave from radar system?
Microwaves.
Why were the first microwave ovens sometimes referred to as radar ranges?
The first microwave ovens were sometimes referred to as radar ranges because microwave technology, which is used in both radar and microwave ovens, was originally developed during World War II for radar systems. The term "radar range" emphasized the speed and efficiency of cooking with microwaves, likening it to the rapid detection capabilities of radar.
How did brian Johnson discover microwaves?
Brian Johnson did not discover microwaves. Microwaves were discovered accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, an American engineer working on radar equipment, when he noticed that a candy bar in his pocket had melted during a radar test.
What devices use microwaves?
Microwaves have lots of uses, some commercial (such as microwave ovens, satellite TV, and weather radar) and some military (such as missile guidance systems), applications in the field of scientific research, microwaves monitor the environmental health of our planet as well as to learn more about the universe. Research scientists use microwaves in two types of systems: active and passive. In active systems, such as radars, scientists send out microwaves and examine what comes back. In passive systems scientists simply look for naturally occurring microwaves and use them to learn more about the objects that emit the waves.
Which type of radio waves have highest frequency and are used in radar detection?
microwaves
