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Frequency increases from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum, with radio waves having the lowest frequency and gamma rays having the highest frequency.
Wavelength decreases from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum, with radio waves having the longest wavelength and gamma rays having the shortest wavelength.
explain it another way
As you move from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum, the frequency of waves increases while the wavelength decreases. In other words, radio waves have a lower frequency and longer wavelength compared to gamma rays, which have a higher frequency and shorter wavelength. This means that radio waves have fewer waves passing a specific point in a given time period and each wave is spread out over a longer distance, while gamma rays have more waves passing that point in the same time period and each wave is packed into a shorter distance.
How do I put this in my own words
As you go from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum, the waves start having more frequent peaks (frequency increases) and the distance between these peaks gets shorter (wavelength decreases). Radio waves have fewer peaks passing by a point in a certain time period and these peaks are spread out over a longer distance, while gamma rays have more peaks passing by in the same time period and these peaks are packed closer together.
Make it the work of a 5th grader
Imagine the electromagnetic spectrum as a big line with different types of waves on it. When you go from the left side to the right side, the waves start to happen more often (frequency increases) and they get closer together (wavelength decreases). So, radio waves are like big, slow waves with lots of space between them, while gamma rays are like fast, tiny waves squished close together.
