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Electromagnetic waves refer to a whole family of waves that are emitted by moving charges. These include gamma rays, xrays, ultraviolet light, regular light, infrared light, microwaves and radio waves. They all have the same basic characteristics but have dififferent frequency and wavelength ranges. They are made up of electric and magnetic fields. These fields can exert forces on charges they hit and cause them to move. So radio waves emitted by a radio station transmitter travel thru space and hit the antenna in your radio. This causes the charges in the antenna to move which is then converted back into sound. Light waves that hit your arm cause the charges to move and you feel warm etc.
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What are the two types of seismic surface waves?
body waves and surface waves
What are the 3 types of waves?
P-waves (Primary Waves) -- Body WaveS-waves (Secondary Waves) -- Body WaveSurface Waves (Rayleigh and Love)The 3 types of seismic waves are P waves, S waves and surface waves.
What is the waves?
Mechanical waves Electromagnetic waves Transverse waves Longitudinal waves
The 3 types of seismic waves are what?
P-waves (Primary Waves) -- Body WaveS-waves (Secondary Waves) -- Body WaveSurface Waves (Rayleigh and Love)The 3 types of seismic waves are P waves, S waves and surface waves.
Are seismic waves transverse or compressional waves?
There are 3 broad types of seismic waves, Surface waves, S-waves and P-waves. Love waves (a type of surface wave) and S-waves are transverse waves and P-waves are compressional.
What waves start with the letter S?
Some answers:Sea waves.Sigmoid waves,Sine waves,Soliton waves,Sound waves,Standing waves,Stationary waves.
What 2 waves are surface waves?
Love waves and Rayleigh waves are surface waves
What is the 4 waves?
Mechanical waves Electromagnetic waves Transverse waves Longitudinal waves
Are radio waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Transverse. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves, which are transverse.
Are P-waves and S-waves transverse or longitudinal waves?
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
Are p waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
Are AM radio waves are an example of longitudinal waves?
No. Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic waves; electroctromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
