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What are 3 forms of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength higher than visible light?
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infrared, microwave, radio
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How does the wavelength of gamma rays compare to the wavelength of visible light?
It is electromagnetic radiation, which is the same in composition as visible light but has a much higher frequency/shorter wavelength, and will do damage to any biological material it passes through. Both travel at the same speed ('velocity of light') but gamma radiation can penetrate material opaque to visible light.
Which color of light in the visible spectrum has the highest energy?
Photons with higher energy correspond to electromagnetic radiation with higher frequency/shorter wavelength. In the visible band, the color with the highest frequency is the last one you can see on the VIOLET end of the spectrum.
As we move from visible light towards X-rays and gamma rays what happens to the penetration into our bodies?
Moving up the electromagnetic spectrum will reveal increasingly more energetic (higher frequency and shorter wavelength) radiation. These higher energy types of radiation have a greater ability to penetrate (and damage) tissue.
Compare the frequency and energy of infrared rays to the frequency and energy of visible light?
Infrared waves are shorter than radio waves and longer than visible light waves.
What form of electromagnetic waves falls just after visible light on the electromagnetic spectrum this form will have higher energy and a shorter wavelenght than visible light?
That depends which way you are moving along the electromagnetic spectrum.If you are moving from low to high frequency, then the last category before visible light is infrared radiation.If you are moving from short to long wavelength, then the last category before visible light is ultraviolet radiation.
X-rays are what kind of energy?
An X-ray is a highly energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. It is like visible light, only of higher frequency (shorter wavelength).
How does the wavelength of gamma rays compare to the wavelength of visible light?
It is electromagnetic radiation, which is the same in composition as visible light but has a much higher frequency/shorter wavelength, and will do damage to any biological material it passes through. Both travel at the same speed ('velocity of light') but gamma radiation can penetrate material opaque to visible light.
Are uv and infra red light visible?
"UV" (ultra-violet) is radiation with shorter wavelength/higher frequency than visible. Infrared is radiation with longer wavelength/lower frequency than visible.
Are Gamma rays and radio waves both higher frequency than human vision can detect?
No. Visible light is in between those particular forms of electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves are lower frequency (longer wavelength) than visible light. Gamma rays are higher frequency (shorter wavelength) than visible light.
Which color of light in the visible spectrum has the highest energy?
Photons with higher energy correspond to electromagnetic radiation with higher frequency/shorter wavelength. In the visible band, the color with the highest frequency is the last one you can see on the VIOLET end of the spectrum.
What is the difference between light energy and radio wave energy?
Visible light and radio waves are both two types of the same radiation (electromagnetic waves). The difference is that visible light has a higher frequency; a higher energy per photon; and a smaller wavelength.
Compare and contrast ultraviolet light waves and visable light?
Wavelength of violet is the shortest and that for red is the longest in the visible region. So for ultra violet the wavelength is to be less still and that for infra red it has to be larger than red So wavelength increases as we move through UV, visible and IR.
What are 3 forms of Electromagnetic Radiation with a wavelength less than visible light?
The wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is a measure of the frequency; multiply the frequency times the wavelength, and the answer is ALWAYS the "Speed of Light", which we abbreviate as "c". All of these are different "bands" of electromagnetic energy. Radio is the longest wavelength and lowest frequency. "Low Frequency" is the lowest, followed by "high frequency", "very high frequency" or VHF, "ultra-high frequency" or UHF. Beyond that are microwaves, and then heat, then "infrared", and then visible light. Higher frequency (and shorter wavelengths) than light are "ultra-violet", then X-rays, and then "gamma rays".
Which sections of the EMS have Higher radiation than visible light?
Ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays have higher frequency/shorter wavelength than visible light has.
What is the relationship between the energy and wavelength of electromagnetic radiation?
Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional. The higher the frequency, the shorter (lower) the wavelength. Energy is proportional to frequency, and higher frequency waves will have a higher energy. Mathematically, frequency = 1 divided by wavelength, or f = 1/λ Use the link below for more information, including a diagram or two to make things clearer.
As we move from visible light towards X-rays and gamma rays what happens to the penetration into our bodies?
Moving up the electromagnetic spectrum will reveal increasingly more energetic (higher frequency and shorter wavelength) radiation. These higher energy types of radiation have a greater ability to penetrate (and damage) tissue.
Why do stars vary in colors?
It is a consequence of something called blackbody radiation. Any object that is not at absolute zero emits electromagnetic radiation. The higher the temperature the cooler At temperatures we usually fin on Earth that radiation is in the infrared range. Hot enough objects emit much of their radiation as visible light. The coolest stars emit mostly red light, which has the longest wavelength of visible light. The hottest stars are blue, as blue light has a shorter wavelength.
