Electromagnetic waves are waves that can travel through a vacuum and are created by the vibration of an electric charge. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of 7 components ranging from gamma rays to radio waves, with gamma rays having the highest frequency and shortest wavelength and radio waves having the lowest frequency and longest wavelength. Each type of electromagnetic wave has different uses such as using gamma rays to kill cancer cells, X-rays to take pictures of bones, ultraviolet light to detect counterfeit notes, and visible light to enable sight.