Examples of EM radiation include radio waves and microwaves, as well as infrared, ultraviolet, gamma, and x-rays. Some sources of EM radiation include sources in the cosmos (e.g., the sun and stars), radioactive elements, and manufactured devices. EM exhibits a dual wave and particle nature.
Q. What is the main source of electromagnetic waves?
the sun
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the main source of electromagnetic waves?
- Q. Which electromagnetic waves have the highest energy?
- Q. How important are electromagnetic waves in our lives?
- Q. How do you make electromagnetic waves?
- Q. How fast electromagnetic waves travel?
- Q. Where do electromagnetic waves come from?
- Q. Where do electromagnetic waves transfer energy?
- Q. Why electromagnetic waves can travel in vacuum?
- Q. What energy is produced by electromagnetic waves?
Q. Which electromagnetic waves have the highest energy?
Gamma rays have the highest energies and shortest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Q. How important are electromagnetic waves in our lives?
Electromagnetic waves are used to transmit long/short/FM wavelength radio waves, and TV/telephone/wireless signals or energies. They are also responsible for transmitting energy in the form of microwaves, infrared radiation (IR), visible light (VIS), ultraviolet light (UV), X-rays, and gamma rays.
Q. How do you make electromagnetic waves?
Electromagnetic waves are created by oscillating charges (which radiate whenever accelerated) and have the same frequency as the oscillation. Since the electric and magnetic fields in most electromagnetic waves are perpendicular to the direction in which the wave moves, it is ordinarily a transverse wave.
Q. How fast electromagnetic waves travel?
Electromagnetic radiation is a type of energy that is commonly known as light. Generally speaking, we say that light travels in waves, and all electromagnetic radiation travels at the same speed which is about 3.0 * 108 meters per second through a vacuum.
Q. Where do electromagnetic waves come from?
Description: Electromagnetic waves are formed when an electric field comes in contact with a magnetic field. They are hence known as ‘electromagnetic’ waves. The electric field and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave are perpendicular (at right angles) to each other.
Q. Where do electromagnetic waves transfer energy?
In electromagnetic waves, energy is transferred through vibrations of electric and magnetic fields. In sound waves, energy is transferred through vibration of air particles or particles of a solid through which the sound travels. In water waves, energy is transferred through the vibration of the water particles.
Q. Why electromagnetic waves can travel in vacuum?
The propagation of electromagnetic waves either in a certain medium or in vacuum is due the the mutual changes between the electric and magnetic field. These variations in electric and magnetic fields fields lead to the transfer of the energy which is carried by the EM wave.
Q. What energy is produced by electromagnetic waves?
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) refers to the waves (or their quanta, photons) of the electromagnetic field, propagating (radiating) through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, (visible) light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
