The Electromagnetic Spectrum consists of seven very diverse waves ranging with
very loose and long wavelengths to short and tight wavelengths. All these waves are types of radiation, energy that can travel and spread. Each wave has its own specific purpose and opportunities. Scholarly described by Nasa, Electromagnetic Radiation is " a stream of mass-less particles, called photons, each traveling in a wave-like pattern at the speed of light. Each photon contains a certain amount of energy. The different types of radiation are defined by the the amount of energy found in the photons. Radio waves have photons with low energies, microwave photons have a little more energy than radio waves, infrared photons have still more, then visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, and, the most energetic of all, gamma-rays". |