WAVES

WAVES

1. MECHANICAL

   • Examples:
     • Water Waves, Sound Waves
   • Vibration transfers energy through a material.
     • Created by putting energy into it.
     • They have peaks and troughs, frequencies, and wavelengths.

2. ELECTROMAGNETICAL

   • Created with variations of electric and magnetic field intensity
   • Examples:
     • Radio Waves
       • Has longest wave length in the electromagnetic spectrum with lowest frequency.
     • Microwaves
       • Shorter wavelength and greater frequency and energy than radio waves.
     • Infrared Waves
       • Short wave length and greater frequency and energy.
     • Visible Light Wave
       • Short wave length and greater frequency/energy.
     • Ultra Violet Waves
       • Shortest wave length after visible light. Higher frequency/energy.
     • X-Ray Waves
       • Shortest wave length after visible light. Higher frequency and energy.
     • Gamma Ray Waves
       • Shortest wave length and higher frequency/energy or all electromagnetic waves.