What is the difference between the cosmic microwave background radiation and the cosmic rays?

I don't want to hear about their sources of origin.



I know the the cosmic microwave radiation is said to be the remnants of the Big Bang and the cosmic rays are the products of supernovas and presumably black holes.



I want to know what the PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES between both types of radiations are. (Or are they the same?)What is the difference between the cosmic microwave background radiation and the cosmic rays?
CMBR is microwave radiation. Part of the electromagnetic spectrum like radio waves, visible light, and xrays.



Cosmic Rays are actually subatomic particles like protons, electrons, and helium nuclei that are moving at nearly the speed of light. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that cosmic rays are responsible in part for the evolution of life on earth in that they can cause mutations when they strike a molecule of DNA. Occasionally the mutations are beneficial to the organism. Just one more way that our lives are deeply connected to the universe.What is the difference between the cosmic microwave background radiation and the cosmic rays?
Nope, different things. Cosmic rays are basically just super-energetic charged subatomic particles (i.e. protons, electrons, etc..), while the CMB is an emission of uniform, black body thermal energy. So in other words, cosmic rays = matter, while the CMB = energy.What is the difference between the cosmic microwave background radiation and the cosmic rays?
CMBR is based in the electromagnetic spectrum, in this case the microwave region.



COSMIC RAYS are actual, physical subatomic particles.