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The Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA page about electromagnetic waves with descriptions of such waves and their uses.Covers radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet (UV), x-rays and gamma rays.


Physics 2000: Electromagnetic Waves
An interactive tutorial starting from charged particles, leading to electromagnetic waves and their applications.

Electromagnetic Waves and Particles
This site gives an in depth analysis of what electromagnetic waves are. Including some helpful multimedia diagrams.

Electromagnetic Waves
From Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, this page is the index for all sections related to electromagnetic waves. A useful site for quick brief information

Electromagnetic Waves
Description of electromagnetic waves, which move energy through empty space (a vacuum), stored as part of an electric and magnetic field.


Uses of Waves
A series of summaries on uses of waves for the UK GCSE level. Covers topics such as sound waves and electromagnetic spectrum.

NTNU Virtual Physics Laboratory
Useful simulations (applets) on various Physics topics including mechanics, dynamics, waves, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, light, and optics with links to other sites.


Electromagnetic waves applet
View and rotate different 3D waves including linear, circular and gaussian

Electromagnetic Spectrum
A range of resources on the electromagnetic spectrum and the different types of electromagnectic wave, from radio waves to gamma rays.


The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The site explains the basic of the electromagnetic spectrum and the various wavelengths of which it is composed (Radio Waves, Microwaves , Infrared, the Visible Spectrum, Ultraviolet, Gamma Rays, ...