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Short wavelength waves bend less than long wavelength waves when they pass through a medium because they have higher frequencies and shorter distances between wave crests. This phenomenon is known as refraction.

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Does red bends the most when the light rays bend?

No, the amount by which light bends depends on its wavelength and the medium it is passing through. In general, red light bends less than blue light when passing through transparent materials, because red light has a longer wavelength.


Do long or short waves have the highest wave speed?

The speed is usually more or less independent of the wavelength. It really depends on the exact nature of the wave; in the case of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum, the speed is completely independent of the wavelength - all such waves move at the same speed, the so-called "speed of light".


What happens to the wavelength of waves on a rope if you move your hand up and down less often?

If you move your hand up and down less often, the wavelength of the waves on the rope will increase. This is because the frequency of the waves is determined by how often you move your hand, and since speed is constant, a decrease in frequency leads to an increase in wavelength.


What is the measurement between waves?

Distance between two waves is known as wavelength. Out of all electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves have the longest wavelength and gamma rays have the shortest wavelength. Waves that have less wavelength are highly energetic.


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.

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Does red bends the most when the light rays bend?

No, the amount by which light bends depends on its wavelength and the medium it is passing through. In general, red light bends less than blue light when passing through transparent materials, because red light has a longer wavelength.


Do long or short waves have the highest wave speed?

The speed is usually more or less independent of the wavelength. It really depends on the exact nature of the wave; in the case of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum, the speed is completely independent of the wavelength - all such waves move at the same speed, the so-called "speed of light".


Do radio waves disturb matter?

Radio waves will disturb matter which is more or less on the order of magnitude of the wavelength of the waves.


What happens to the wavelength of waves on a rope if you move your hand up and down less often?

If you move your hand up and down less often, the wavelength of the waves on the rope will increase. This is because the frequency of the waves is determined by how often you move your hand, and since speed is constant, a decrease in frequency leads to an increase in wavelength.


What is the measurement between waves?

Distance between two waves is known as wavelength. Out of all electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves have the longest wavelength and gamma rays have the shortest wavelength. Waves that have less wavelength are highly energetic.


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.


What happens to the you increase the wavelength?

Remember that wavelength x frequency = speed of the wave.If you increase the wavelength, the frequency will decrease - since the speed of most waves is more or less independent of the frequency or wavelength.


What is the wavelength and frequency for radio waves?

The wavelength is greater than 300E6/300E9 = 1 mm and the frequency is less than about 300 Gigacycles.


What do you mean by a microwave?

is a system of equipment used for microwave data transmission.


Electromagnetic waves with a long wavelength occur at a frequency and are energetic?

Low frequency and less energetic.


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.


What is the longest wavelength?

There is no longest wavelength. In the electromagnetic spectrum extremely low frequency waves can have wavelengths of less than 100 megametres (100,000 kilometres or 10^8 metres). Gravitational waves are likely to have much longer wavelengths.