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Electromagnetic (EM) waves are "arranged" according to the source of the EM radiation. The source determines orientation of the wave. Electromagnetic waves are actually composed of two waves, each of which is perpendicular to the other one. One is the electric component, and the other is the magnetic component. Depending on the source, the wave will have an "arrangement" or orientation called polarity. Let's take a quick look.
Picture a sine wave. It's moving across in front of you from left to right. It is "straight up and down" and you can see it in "profile" as it passes. Now picture another wave moving with that first one. It is lying flat, and you can't see it because you're directly to the side. You have to stand on tip toe to "look down" on that second sine wave just a bit to see it. The two waves have the same starting, midpoint and endpoint on every cycle. They are sharing the same path, but travel perpendicular to each other. This sets up a given polarity for this wave. What happens if you "roll" the wave toward you by 90o?
In this second instance, you'd have a wave that was polarized 90o from what the first one was. They are "arranged" at 90o to each other. Polarity is an important concept, and these ideas are what it is based on.
A link to the Wikipedia article on electromagnetic radiation and its properties is provided. It has a drawing that will help solidify the concepts.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agothe electromagnetic waves are arranged from lower energy or lower frequency level to higher frequency level i,e radio waves, micro waves, infrared light, visible light, ultra violet light, x-rays, gamma-rays
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∙ 14y agoIn order of increasing frequency
Radio
Microwaves
Infrared
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
Ultraviolet
X rays
Gamma
Some people conside high energy gamma to be cosmic rays but most physicists stick with gamma. There is no clear frequency cut off for these types of EM radiation but this the order. Reverse the order if you want increasing wavelength.
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∙ 14y agoFrom lowest to highest going left to right.
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∙ 11y agofrom radio waves to gamma rays are from lowest frequency to highest frequency or longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
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∙ 9y agoThere is only ONE electromagnetic spectrum. It is a continuum of electromagnetic waves with increasing frequency.
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∙ 15y agoBy Wavelength
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∙ 13y agoby the intensity of energy ( frequency )
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Why do green plants appear green to us?
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When electromagnetic radiation is arranged to wavelength and frequency it forms the?
When electromagnetic radiation is arranged to wavelength and frequency it forms the electromagnetic spectrum.
What qualities describe how electromagnetic is arranged in the spectrum?
They are arranged by their wavelength and their frequency.
Which electromagnetic waves carry energy arranged by wavelength?
the answer is Spectrum
What is the arrangement of electromagnetic waves according to their wavelengths and frequencies called?
That's called the electromagnetic spectrum.
What does a electromagnetic spectrum contain of?
what does an electromagnetic spectrum consist of
What energy does the electromagnetic spectrum make?
the energy that makes the electromagnetic spectrum is electromagnetic radiation
The various types of electromagnetic radiation are distinguished from each other by their?
Electromagnetic waves are classified according to their wavelength and frequency and this classification is called electromagnetic spectrum.
What does the electromagnetic spectrum have?
Electromagnetic spectrum have different electromagnetic waves classified orderly according to their wavelength or frequency.
What region of the electromagnetic spectrum is 1100nm?
It lies in infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum.
is the the visible spectrum occupies most of the electromagnetic and sonar spectrum?
The visible spectrum is a tiny, almost negligible slice of the electromagnetic spectrum. 'Sonar' has no place in this discussion. It's not even electromagnetic.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes what?
The electromagnetic spectrum includes electromagnetic waves with a continuous flow of the wavelength.
What is the full range of electromagnetic radiation called?
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