WAVES

WAVES

1. MECHANICAL

   • propagate through a medium, doesn't have to be a liquid or gas, they propagate through solids as well,

2. ELECTROMAGNETIC

   • energy travels forward, and despite the shape of the wave the medium always returns to its starting point.

3. UV waves

   • Electromagnetic radiation w wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm shorter than that of visible light but longer that xrays

4. xrays waves

   • They have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequncies nthe range 20petahertz to 30 extrahertz

5. Gamma rays

   • Electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei and it has the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves

6. Electromagnetic Spectrum

   • Range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelength

7. Range of electromagnetic waves

   • Electromagnetic waves w shorter wavelength and higher frequencies include gamma rays, xrays and UV light

8. Radio waves

   • Electromagnetic radiation w wavelenght in the electromagnetic spectrum longer than infrared light.

9. Microwaves

   • Electromagnetic waves that have wavelengths longer than those of terahertz wavelength

10. Infrared waves

    • Electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength or color

11. Visible light waves

    • A form of electromagnetic radiation and wavelengths that are visble to the human eye