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If they are travelling throught the same medium, then no. They are both types of electromagnetic waves and so they travel at the same speed (in a vacuum, that velocity is around 300,000,000 metres per second).

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Is radio waves a form of radiation?

Yes, radio waves are electromagnetic waves.They are in the part of the spectrum with the longer wavelengths, longer than microwaves, and visible light waves.


Are microwaves radio waves?

Yes and No All waves like that or electomagnetic waves that are the same thing but just operate on different frequencies and wavelengths But not microwaves are as much radio waves as they transmit heat signatures are well as slight audio signature Essentially no but they are very similar microwaves are just faster and at a different wavelengths


What statement correctly compares radio waves and microwaves?

Radio waves and microwaves are both types of electromagnetic radiation, but they differ primarily in their frequencies and wavelengths. Radio waves have longer wavelengths and lower frequencies, typically ranging from about 1 millimeter to 100 kilometers, while microwaves have shorter wavelengths, generally between 1 millimeter and 30 centimeters, and higher frequencies. Both are used in various technologies, such as communication and cooking, but their specific applications leverage these differences in wavelength and frequency.


Why frequency of microwaves is longer than radio waves?

Microwaves are radio waves. That name is given to radio waves atfrequencies above 3 GHz (wavelength less than 10 centimeters).


Radio waves with wavelengths between 10cm and 1mm are called what?

No. Your cellphone, many TV stations, and the GPS satellites transmit wavelengths shorter than 1 meter. X-rays have wavelengths between 0.00000000001 and 0.00000001 meter. (1/100th of a nanometer to 10 nanometers)

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Are radio waves longer than microwaves?

Radio waves have longer wavelengths than microwaves. Radio waves typically have wavelengths ranging from a few millimeters to kilometers, while microwaves have wavelengths ranging from a few millimeters to a few centimeters.


Do microwaves have a longer wavelength than radio waves?

No, microwaves have shorter wavelengths than radio waves. Radio waves have longer wavelengths, ranging from a few millimeters to hundreds of meters, while microwaves typically have wavelengths of a few centimeters to a few millimeters.


What wavelengths are longer than light but shorter than radio waves?

Infrared light, microwaves and radio waves have wavelengths longer than visible light. Radio waves have the longest wavelength.


What electromagnetic wave has a wavelength greater than that of light?

Radio, microwaves, radar, and infrared radiation have.


Radio waves microwaves and ultraviolet rays have longer wavelenghts then visible light?

Gamma rays and radio waves are both electromagnetic waves. Radio frequency waves are a lower frequency, so they have a longer wave length.


Do radio waves microwaves and ultraviolet waves all have longer wavelength than visible light?

Radio and microwaves are longer than visible light. So are heat (infrared) waves. Ultraviolet waves are shorter than visible light. So are X-rays and gamma rays.


What The wavelengths of radio waves are much blank than the wavelength of microwaves therefore radio waves carry much blank energy than a microwave?

The wavelengths of radio waves are much longer than the wavelength of microwaves, therefore radio waves carry much less energy than a microwave.


Is radio waves a form of radiation?

Yes, radio waves are electromagnetic waves.They are in the part of the spectrum with the longer wavelengths, longer than microwaves, and visible light waves.


Do microwaves or ultraviolet waves have longer wavelenghts?

Microwaves have longer wavelengths than ultraviolet waves. Microwaves typically have wavelengths ranging from about 1 millimeter to 1 meter, while ultraviolet waves have wavelengths ranging from about 10 to 400 nanometers.


Do radio waves microwaves and waves all have longer wavelengths than visible light?

Radio and microwaves are longer than visible light. So are heat (infrared) waves. Ultraviolet waves are shorter than visible light. So are X-rays and gamma rays.


Which type of em wave carries television and radio singnals?

Radio waves are the type of electromagnetic wave that carries television and radio signals. They have longer wavelengths than microwaves and shorter wavelengths than infrared waves.


Do radio waves microwaves and ultraviolet waves all have longer wavelengths than visible lights?

Radio and microwaves are longer than visible light. So are heat (infrared) waves. Ultraviolet waves are shorter than visible light. So are X-rays and gamma rays.