MICROWAVE, Used for satellite communication Wi-Fi and heating food, VISIBLE LIGHT, The narrow portion of the EM spectrum detected by human eyes, XRAY, High-energy radiation used in medical imaging to view dense structures like bones, FREQUENCY, The number of wave cycles passing a fixed point per second, WAVELENGTH, The distance measured from one wave crest to the next consecutive crest, CREST, The highest peak point of a transverse wave, TROUGH, The lowest point or valley of a transverse wave, GAMMA RAY, Highest energy wave used in radiation therapy to treat cancer, AMPLITUDE, The height of a wave from its midpoint rest position to its crest, ULTRAVIOLET, Radiation from the sun that triggers Vitamin D production but causes sunburns, SPECTRUM, The complete continuous range of electromagnetic radiation frequencies, HERTZ, The standard unit of measurement for wave frequency, RADIOWAVE, Longest wavelength and lowest frequency in the EM spectrum, VACUUM, Empty space with no matter where all EM waves travel at the speed of light, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES, Waves produced by vibrating electric charges that travel through vacuum, TRANSVERSE, Type of wave where oscillations move perpendicular to the direction of energy flow, RADAR, Technology using microwaves to detect the range angle or velocity of objects, RED, Color of visible light with the longest wavelength and lowest frequency, VIOLET, Color of visible light with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency, INFRARED, Radiation emitted as heat and used in TV remote controls, SPEED OF LIGHT, Constant speed of EM waves in a vacuum equal to three hundred million meters per second

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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