1. List 5 things that you know about waves.
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List 5 things that you know about waves.

2. Chapter 17 Section 1 Electromagnetic Waves

3. Electromagnetic Waves

4. Electromagnetic Waves
An electromagnetic wave is a transverse wave that transfers electrical and magnetic energy.
The electrical and magnetic fields vibrate at right angles to each other.

5. Electromagnetic Waves
A medium is not needed. Ex. waves travel through vacuum.
Disturbance of electric and magnetic fields traveling through space.
All electromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
X-rays, radio waves, and microwaves
examples

6. Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Radiation- energy that is transferred through space by electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves travel through space at 300,000 kilometers per second.
So light from the sun takes 8 minutes to travel 150 million kilometers to Earth.
Photon- particle of light

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