Electromagnetic Waves and Radiation

Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• infrared rays

• ultraviolet rays

invisible rays from the sun that can cause skin cancer

• Ultraviolet Radiation (UV)

• Infrared Radiation (IR)

• Visible Light

• X-Rays

Electromagnetic radiation having a very short wavelength; can penetrate substances such as skin and muscle.

• Ultraviolet rays

• X-rays

• Infrared rays

• Radio waves

All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

• electromagnetic spectrum

• radio waves

• infrared radiation

• visible light

Radio waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Infrared waves

• Visible light

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies

• Microwaves

• Infrared Waves

• Radio Waves

• Ultraviolet Waves

Electromagnetic waves can travel through

• Solid materials

• Liquids

• Empty Space

• Gases

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves.

• ultraviolet radiation

• infrared radiation

• radio waves

• x-rays

energy carried by an electromagnetic wave

• Radiant Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Wave speed