| Waves that consist of oscillating electric and magnetic fields and can transfer energy through space. | Electromagnetic Waves |
| What are electromagnetic waves? | Electromagnetic waves are waves that consist of oscillating electric and magnetic fields and can transfer energy through space. |
| What do electromagnetic waves transfer? | Electromagnetic waves transfer energy from a source to an absorber. |
| A material or object that absorbs electromagnetic waves and converts them into other forms of energy. | Absorber |
| What is an absorber in the context of electromagnetic waves? | An absorber is a material or object that absorbs electromagnetic waves and converts them into other forms of energy. |
| The speed of an object in a particular direction. | Velocity |
| How do electromagnetic waves travel through air or a vacuum? | All electromagnetic waves travel at the same velocity through air or a vacuum. |
| Waves in which the oscillations occur perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. | Transverse Waves |
| What type of waves are all waves in the electromagnetic spectrum? | All waves in the electromagnetic spectrum are transverse waves. |
| The range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. | Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| What is the electromagnetic spectrum? | The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous spectrum of electromagnetic waves. |
| The distance between successive peaks of a wave. | Wavelength |
| How are waves arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum? | The waves are shown in order from longest to shortest wavelength. |
| The number of oscillations of a wave that occur per unit of time. | Frequency |
| How do frequency and energy change along the electromagnetic spectrum? | The waves increase in frequency and energy along the spectrum. |
| The range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, from longest to shortest wavelengths. | Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| What is the electromagnetic spectrum? | The range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, ordered from longest to shortest wavelengths. |
| The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, ranging from red to violet wavelengths. | Visible Light |
| What is visible light? | The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, ranging from red to violet wavelengths. |
| A memory aid, such as a rhyme or acronym, used to help remember information. (Red Martians Invade Venus Using X-ray Guns.) (Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.) (Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet) | Mnemonics (i don't like these...) |
| What is a mnemonic? | A mnemonic is a memory aid used to help remember information, such as the order of colors in the visible spectrum. |
| Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, ranging from about 1 millimeter to over 100 kilometers. | Radio Waves |
| What are radio waves? | Radio waves are electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. |
| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 1 millimeter to 1 meter, commonly used in communication, cooking, and radar. | Microwaves |
| What are microwaves? | Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 1 millimeter to 1 meter. |
| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 700 nanometers to 1 millimeter, commonly used in thermal imaging and remote controls. | Infrared |
| What is infrared radiation? | Infrared radiation consists of electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 700 nanometers to 1 millimeter. |
| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 400 to 700 nanometers, visible to the human eye and responsible for perception of color. | Visible Light |
| What is visible light? | Visible light consists of electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 400 to 700 nanometers. |
| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 10 to 400 nanometers, responsible for causing sunburn and tanning, and commonly used in sterilization. | Ultraviolet |
| What are ultraviolet waves? | Ultraviolet waves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 10 to 400 nanometers. |
| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 0.01 to 10 nanometers, commonly used in medical imaging and security screening. | X-rays |
| What are X-rays? | X-rays are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from about 0.01 to 10 nanometers. |
| Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically less than 0.01 nanometers, and emitted during radioactive decay and nuclear reactions. | Gamma Rays |
| What are gamma rays? | Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths, typically less than 0.01 nanometers. |
