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The gamma ray is the highest frequency (and highest energy) photon. If we list a "rough" version of the electromagnetic spectrum from lowest energy up, we see radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma rays. Gamma rays are generated by nuclear events, by changes in atomic nuclei, and they pack a lot of energy. They are the most dangerous and cause the most biological damage.
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∙ 15y agoThere is a range to both of them. If you're in front of a tsunami or in an earthquake, mechanical waves are going to be your problem. If you're in outer space, the EM radiation of the sun is going to be your problem. Too much of anything will probably be harmful.
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∙ 14y agoA Mechanical wave travels in consecutive compressions and rarefactions in the direction of the wave. They need a medium to travel, that is like air, water, iron etc...Sound is an example.
An Electromagnetic wave travels perpendicular along the direction of the wave. They do not need any medium to travel. They can travel in Vacuum. Light is an example.
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What are some examples of compressional waves?
Mechanical waves are waves that need a medium to go through. Some examples are ocean waves, seismic waves, and sound waves. Also when a slinky moves back and forth or at right angles it is like a wave.
Electromagnetic radiation behaves like a particle when it?
Light can behave as a particle and a wave at the same time. An example of light acting as both a particle and a wave is the digital camera---the lens refracts (bends and focuses) waves of light that hit a charge-coupled device (CCD). The photons kick electrons out of the silicon in the CCD. The electrons are detected by electronics that interpret the number of electrons released and their position of release from the silicon to create an image. Another example is when you observe the build-up of the alternating light and dark pattern from diffraction (a wave phenomenon) from light passing through a narrow slit. You see one bright spot (a photon), then another bright spot (another photon), then another... until the diffraction pattern is created from all of the accumulated photons. This happens so quickly that it is undetectable to the human eye.
Electromagnetic waves with a longer wavelength has?
An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.An electromagnetic wave with a longer wavelength will have a smaller frequency, and less energy per photon.
Can Electromagnetic radiation travel through a vacuum at a constant speed regardless of wavelength?
Yes. That is why we see light from distant stars, and use radio telescopes to see even older (more distant) structures. It might be easier to imagine light has having particle properties and wave properties both. Light arrives in discrete packets of energy (particles), yet can be "guided" and "directed" like waves.
Is the sodium in alka seltzer harmful?
It's no more (and no less) harmful than sodium from any other source.
Are electromagnetic waves more harmful or beneficial to the human race?
Since that includes light, you'd be blind without them.
What is the term for energy that is transferred in the form of rays or waves?
Electromagnetic energy is transferred by waves. This includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, x-rays, and more. Waves can also be found in matter, like sound waves or ocean waves. Mechanical waves like these carry energy as well. However, electromagnetic waves do not need matter to travel.
Is visible a longitudinal or transverse?
Yes I guess the question is related to the visible light. The visible light is transverse in nature. One more important point is that the light waves are not mechanical waves. Mecahnical waves do need a material medium to get traversed. Sound waves are mechanical waves. But light being non mechanical and being electromagnetic it can pass even through vacuum.
What is the difference between electromagnetic waves and radiation?
No difference at all. Radio waves are one of many types of electromagnetic waves.
What less energy a wave has the smaller its?
If it is a mechanical wave, then the lower amplitude waves would have less energy. If you are talking about electromagnetic waves, then higher frequency waves (shorter wavelength) have more energy, and lower frequency waves have less energy.
Electromagnetic waves are classified according to their?
Frequency. Electromagnetic waves are just magnetic waves that are turning into electric waves. The faster they turn in to each other, the more energy and high up on the spectrum they are.
Are heat waves electromagnetic waves?
Heat waves are the same as infra-red radiation; however it is the more specific name. Electromagnetic waves range from Radio Waves to Gamma Rays so, technically, the answer is no.
Are ultrasonic waves called as electromagnetic wave?
No ultrasonic waves are not a form of electromagnetic wave. Ultrasonic waves are nothing more than high frequency sound waves. They can be made with a suitable speaker or transducer.
What are some example of transverse waves?
Examples of transverse waves include seismic S (secondary) waves, and the motion of the electric (E) and magnetic (M) fields in an electromagnetic plane wave, which both oscillate perpendicularly to each other as well as to the direction of energy transfer. Therefore an electromagnetic wave consists of two transverse waves, visible light being an example of an electromagnetic wave. See electromagnetic spectrum for information on different types of electromagnetic waves. An oscillating string is another example of a transverse wave; a more everyday example would be an audience wave. Some examples of transverse waves include Atomic, Chemical, Heat, Electrical, Light, and Mechanical energy.
Do electromagnetic waves play an important rules in your life?
Yes. Without electromagnetic waves, you wouldn't be able to see; more importantly, there might be no life on Earth, since most of the energy we use comes from the Sun, in the form of electromagnetic waves.
What are the 8 types of waves?
There are many ways of classifying waves. One of those ways are by categorizing them by their ability or inability to transmit energy through a vacuum. The two categories are electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves. Light is an electromagnetic wave, which has the ability to travel through a vacuum (empty space). Sound is a mechanical wave, it needs to travel through a medium (air, water, etc.) However, if you're looking for waves categorized by their wave length, they are (Going from shortest wavelength to longest.. Keep in mind, the shorter the wave length, the more energy it has): a) Gamma Rays b) X-Rays c) Ultra Violet Rays d) Visible Light e) Infrared f) Microwaves g) Radio Waves (p.s. These are electromagnetic waves)
What waves are the lowest and most damaging?
The shorter electromagnetic wavelengths are the more harmful. Shortwave ultraviolet is more harmful than long wave ultraviolet light. With even shorter wavelengths are gamma rays and x-rays which can cause genetic mutations and cell damage leading to death.
