Physics · GCSE · Waves (Light & Sound)

The electromagnetic spectrum

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What you need to know

Electromagnetic waves are transverse and form one continuous spectrum.
In order: radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, gamma; frequency rises and wavelength falls along it.
All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum and need no medium.
Our eyes detect only the visible part.

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Freesciencelessons lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum and how materials respond to different waves; GCSE.