wave name + definitions
what is the longest wavelength on electromagnetic spectrum
radio waves
Which two wave types are often used in medical diagnosis?
X-rays and gamma rays
What is the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation?
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position?
amplitude
what type of waves are short radio waves
microwaves
The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of what of electromagnetic waves
frequency
Name the type of electromagnetic wave used in microwave ovens.
What are microwaves?
What is the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave called?
wavelength
what wave transmits heat
Infared
The spectrum includes wave frequencies that are both visible and what
invisible
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?
What is visible light?
This is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see.
visible light
these waves have very short wavelengths and high energy
x-ray
what is the visible part of the spectrum
"light"
What is the speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?
What is the speed of light?
These two properties of a wave determine its position on the spectrum.
wavelength and frequency?
what wave is the shortest wave lengths and have highest frequency
Gamma and wave ultraviolet
If the wave has low frequency what is the wave length? if the wave has high frequency what is the wavelength?
Low frequency= large wavelength
High frequency= small wavelength
This color of visible light that has the shortest wavelength.
violet
In what type of wave do the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?
What is a transverse wave?