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COMBINED SCIENCE PAPER 1 and 2
Waves
Electromagnetic waves
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Radio
,
microwave
,
infrared
,
visible
light,
ultraviolet
,
X-Ray
,
Gamma
The electromagnetic spectrum includes
waves
such as
white
light,
microwaves
, and
gamma
rays.
Electromagnetic waves are
transverse
waves that transfer
energy
from the
source
of the waves to an
absorber.
Visible light
is an example of an electromagnetic wave.
When white light passes through a
prism
, it splits into a
spectrum
with each color of light having a different
wavelength
and
frequency.
The order of wavelength and frequency on the red end of the spectrum is:
lower
frequency,
longer
wavelength;
higher
frequency,
shorter
wavelength.
Visible light
is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be detected by the human
eye.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes
radio waves
,
microwaves
,
infrared
,
visible light
,
ultraviolet light
,
x-rays
, and
gamma rays.
The frequency
increases
from
radio waves
to
gamma rays
and the wavelength
decreases
from
radio waves
to
gamma rays.
The electromagnetic spectrum is a
continuous
spectrum, meaning that the
cutoff
point between one type of
wave
and another is not always
clear.
Electromagnetic waves do not need a
medium
to travel, meaning they can travel through a
vacuum.
All electromagnetic waves travel at the same
speed
in a
vacuum
, which is
3
times
10
to the power of
8
meters per second.
Different materials
absorb
,
transmit
, or
reflect
electromagnetic waves, and the outcome depends on the
wavelength.
Microwaves
are absorbed by
foods
which contain
water
molecules, but are reflected from
metals.
Light waves are absorbed by
black
surfaces and reflected from
shiny metallic
surfaces.
ROYGBIV
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
indigo
violet