Tag: Electromagnetic spectrum regions

Though the sciences generally classify EM waves into seven basic types, all are manifestations of the same phenomenon.

In order from highest to lowest energy, the sections of the EM spectrum are named: gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation, and radio waves . Microwaves (like the ones used in microwave ovens) are a subsection of the radio wave segment of the EM spectrum.

The electromagnetic spectrum includes, from longest wavelength to shortest: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, optical, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma-rays .