The EM Spectrum

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What type of waves are electromagnetic waves?
Transverse
What do electromagnetic waves transfer?
Energy (not matter)
What type of spectrum to electromagnetic waves form?
A continuous spectrum
What is the speed of light?
3 x ten to the eight m/s
What properties are shared by all electromagnetic waves?
They are all transverse waves, they all travel at the speed of light, they can travel through a vacuum
What range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves can be detected by the human eye?
400 - 700 nanometres
What can happen when radiation strikes an object?
It can be transmitted, reflected, absorbed