GK
THE UNIVERSE
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If it has a long wavelength
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If it has a short wavelength
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If it has a low frequency
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They all carry the same amount of energy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The energy of a wave depends on its wavelength: the longer the wavelength, the lower the energy. Therefore, in the electromagnetic spectrum, gamma rays have the highest energy, and long radio waves the lowest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gamma Rays-have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any other wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves are generated by radioactive atoms and in nuclear explosions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Electromagnetic energy travels as waves that vary in wavelength. Radio waves and microwaves lie at the longer end of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy (kilometers and meters to centimeters and milimeters), while x rays and gamma rays have very short wavelengths (billionths or trillionths of a meter).