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Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. What Kind of Wave Is Light and What Vibrates to Make It?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hajIIGHPeuU. When an electric charge vibrates, the electric field around it changes, creating a changing magnetic field.
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What Kind of Wave Is Light and What Vibrates to Make It? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hajIIGHPeuU • When an electric charge vibrates, the electric field around it changes, creating a changing magnetic field. • When a magnet moves, the magnetic field around it changes, creating a changing electric field.
The magnetic and electric fields create each other again and again. An EM wave travels in all directions. So…. what kind of wave is light?
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