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Light is an electromagnetic wave.

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1 What types of waves are light and electromagnetic waves?

The type of waves that are electromagnetic are the visible light waves


Is light and electromagnetic waves are alike?

Light is the visible form of electromagnetic waves.


What is the difference between light waves and electromagnetic waves?

Light is ONE SMALL RANGE of the electromagnetic spectrum. In other words, electromagnetic waves within a relatively small range of frequencies - the frequencies that we are adapted to seeing with our eyes - is called "visible light", or simply "light".


What is the relation between light year and metre?

A meter is defined as the length light travels in 1/299,792,458th of a second. This is because light travels at 299,792.458 kilometers per second.


What are the Electromagnetic waves between radio waves and visible light in frequency?

Terahertz and infrared radiation.


How are light waves related to the electromagnetic spectrum?

Light waves are a type of electromagnetic wave that falls within the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum includes all types of electromagnetic waves, ranging from radio waves to gamma rays. Light waves are a specific range of electromagnetic waves that are visible to the human eye.


What is the type of light waves?

Transverse / Electromagnetic depending on the context of the question


Light waves are classified as what waves?

Optical light waves are "Electromagnetic" waves. The colour seen is dependent on the wavelength of the light. Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves where the oscillation is 90 degrees to the direction of travel (unlike sound waves which are longitudinal).


What are waves that travel through space at the speed of light called?

All electromagnetic waves travel through space at the "speed of light". Light is one form of electromagnetic waves.


Does light travel as electric waves convex waves luminescent waves or electromagnetic waves?

electromagnetic waves


What is the relationship between visible light white light and electromagentic spectrum?

They all are electromagnetic waves


Is orange light a type of electromagnetic radiation?

yes, it's between red and yellow waves on the electromagnetic spectrum.