P1.9-Electromagnetic Waves

P1.9 Electromagnetic Waves

Features

• All EM waves can travel through a vaccum like space
• All EM waves travel in straight lines and can be reflected
• All EM waves travel at the speed of light -  3 x 10⁸ m/s

Spectrum;

• Radiowaves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma
• Longest to Shortest Wavelength

Reflection

• Whenever we draw a diagrma of reflection we include the normal (the line at 90 degrees to the surface)
• The…