Electromagnetic Spectrum

Notebook

Notes

 

• Light is characterized by its wavelength/frequency.

 

• Visible light occupies a tiny part of the EM spectrum.

 

• All radiation travels at the speed of light.

 

• f = c/λ

 

• Orbiting astronomical observatories exist to investigate the universe at different wavelengths, some not visible to the human eye.

 

 

© 2013 by Wheeling Jesuit University/Center for Educational Technologies®. 316 Washington Ave., Wheeling, WV 26003-6243. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.