Combined Science GCSE
Radio waves
What Radio waves means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Radio waves
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Reference: AQA
Transverse electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelength and lowest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum, used for television and radio communications.
Topics that use Radio waves
Related terms
- Absorption
- Absorption by water molecules
- Communication technologies
- Diffract
- Emission
- Energy transfer and absorption
- Infrared
- Microwaves
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