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The electromagnetic spectrum

are transverse waves. Their vibrations or are changes in electrical and magnetic fields at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

All electromagnetic waves:

  • transfer energy from the source of the waves to an absorber
  • can travel through a such as in space
  • travel at the same velocity, 300,000,000 metres per second (m/s), through a vacuum

Electromagnetic spectrum

Electromagnetic waves form a continuous of waves. This includes:

  • waves with a very short , high and high energy
  • waves with a very long wavelength, low frequency and low energy

Electromagnetic waves can be separated into seven distinct groups in the spectrum.

All known forms of waves from radio waves to gamma rays

Each group contains a range of frequencies. For example, visible light contains all of the limited range of frequencies that can be detected by the human eye:

  • red light has the lowest frequencies of visible light
  • violet light has the highest frequencies of visible light