Energy
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Electromagnetic
( light )
Energy
Electromagnetic Energy: The energy caused by vibrations of electric and magnetic fields.
* The sun is a major source of electromagnetic energy.
*Electromagnetic waves all travel at the same speed, they just have different wavelengths and frequencies.
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* Light energy doesn't need matter to transfer
* Light energy travels in straight lines. The name of the wave it travels in is a Transverse wave.
* Light Energy travels "at the speed of light" witch is about 186,282 miles per second.
* There are many different types of electromagnetic waves witch only one can be detected by the human eye.
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