Electromagnetic waves can also be called correct answers Light Waves
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. correct answers Radiation
Electromagnetic waves do not need a _________ to travel through. correct answers Medium
Electromagnetic waves travel through correct answers Space
Electromagnetic waves have to slow down when they have to travel through a _________.
correct answers Medium
Electromagnetic waves are _______ waves. correct answers Transverse
Transverse waves travel at a speed of ____. correct answers 300,000 km/sec (the speed of light)
What are the different types of electromagnetic waves classified by? correct answers Wave
Length
Wave Frequency
The distance between successive crests of a wave, esp. points in a sound wave or
electromagnetic wave. correct answers Wave Length
The number of crests or troughs of a wave that passes a given point in a specified period of time.
correct answers Wave Frequency
Name 6 types of electromagnetic waves. correct answers Radio Waves, Infrared Waves, Visible
Light, Ultraviolet Light, X Rays, Gamma Rays
The different types of electromagnetic waves are displayed on a chart called the ______
_______. correct answers Electromagnetic Spectrum
Spectrum means correct answers that is shows all of the types fro weakest to strongest.
The weakest waves are shown on the _____ side of the scale. correct answers Left
Waves are weakest when their wave frequencies are _____ and far apart. correct answers Low
As electromagnetic waves get stronger, their frequency ________ and the wavelength ________.
correct answers Increases
Shortens
The frequency and wavelength are ______ _______.
(as one increases, the other decreases) correct answers Inversely Proportional