Question

Identify the type of wave produced by light

Answer 1

Electromagnetic waves are produced by light. They are made up of oscillating magnetic and electric fields. They include radio waves, microwaves,infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays. Electromagnetic waves carry energy.  radio waves are used in communications to send signals from one place to another.Microwaves use high energy that increases the motion of molecules in your food. Infrared waves are used in things like night vision cameras or a tv remote. The human body has a temperature that produces radiation which can be picked up by an infrareds device.Ultraviolet light ( like from the sun) can cause sunburn and skin cancer .  That.s why it’s important to wear sunscreen and sunglasses to protect our bodies and and our eyes. X-rays are very high energy and like ultraviolet rays can cause damage to the body. But x-rays used at the right amount can be safe on the tissues and organs in our bodies.   Hope this helps !

Answer 2

Light IS electromagnetic waves.  

"Light" is any electromagnetic wave that you KNOW about when it gets into your eye.  There are a lot of other electromagnetic waves that you DON't know about even if they get into your eye, because they're longer or shorter than what your eye can detect.  Those are radio waves, microwaves, heat waves, ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and gamma rays.  They're all the same thing as light, but they have wavelengths that our eyes can't detect.

Our eyes can detect a "band" of wavelengths in a range of about 2 to 1 ... the longest wavelengths we can see are about twice as long as the shortest ones we can see.  

When we see different wavelengths, they look like different colors.  

-- The longest light waves we can see are around 32.6 thousand in         1 inch, and they look deep red.  

-- The shortest light waves we can see are around 65 thousand in          1 inch, and they look bright violet.

ALL of the other colors that humans can see are in between those limits.

When ALL colors of light get into your eye at the same time, the light looks WHITE.