🍲 How Does a Microwave Oven Work?
A microwave oven is a special machine that heats food very fast using invisible waves called microwaves.
Let’s understand it step by step 👇
🔹 1. What are microwaves?
- Microwaves are a type of energy (like light or radio waves).
- We cannot see them, but they can make food warm.
🔹 2. What happens inside the microwave?
Inside the microwave oven:
- A part called the magnetron makes microwaves ⚡
- These microwaves bounce around inside the oven
- The waves hit the food
🔹 3. How does food get hot?
- Food has water molecules inside it 💧
- Microwaves make these water molecules move and shake very fast
- When molecules move fast → they create heat
- This heat cooks or warms the food
👉 That’s why foods with more water heat faster!
🔹 4. Why does the plate stay cool?
- Microwaves mostly heat the food, not the plate
- The plate gets warm later because the hot food touches it
🔹 5. Why does food rotate?
- The rotating plate helps food heat evenly
- So one side doesn’t get too hot and the other too cold
🔹 6. Is microwave safe?
✅ Yes, it is safe
- Microwaves stay inside the oven
- The metal door and screen block the waves
🧠 Easy way to remember:
Microwave = Waves → Shake water → Make heat → Food gets hot!


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