Physics GCSE
Nature of light
What Nature of light means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Nature of light
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Reference: OCR
Light is an electromagnetic wave, produced by oscillating electric and magnetic fields that travel together through space.
Topics that use Nature of light
- The electromagnetic spectrum (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Communication and medicine
- Detection by instruments
- Electromagnetic spectrum
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- Fixed speed of electromagnetic waves
- Frequency matching between wave and circuit
- gamma ray
- High-energy end of the electromagnetic spectrum
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