Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum

I can describe the different types of electromagnetic radiation and their properties.

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1. 1

   Classical electromagnetism, which describes light as a transverse wave composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, was developed by James Clerk Maxwell in the 19th century.

2. 2

   Different frequencies of electromagnetic waves produce different kinds of light; visible light corresponds to different colors, while frequencies greater than visible light include UV radiation, x-rays, and gamma rays.

3. 3

   All electromagnetic radiation moves at the speed of light, which is approximately 300 million meters per second in a vacuum, and the product of a wave's wavelength and frequency is equal to its speed.

“List three types of electromagnetic radiation and briefly describe a property of each.”

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