Wind speed is measured using an anemometer. It is typically made up of cups attached to spindle. The stronger the wind the faster the cups rotate and the higher the reading. Several readings should be taken over a couple of minutes and an average taken. The measurement is sometimes made in knots but any speed unit is possible. Cumulus supports: If you have a Davis weather station see #What_do_the_various_wind_speeds_in_Cumulus_correspond_to.2C_with_Davis_stations.3F.
a wave propagated at the speed of light by the periodic variations of electric and magnetic fields. electromagnetic wave. A wave of energy consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields. Radio waves, light waves, and x-rays are electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic radiationâlightâis a form of energy whose behavior. is described by the proper ties of both waves and particles. Some properties. of electromagnetic radiation, such as its refraction when it passes from one. medium to another (Figure 10.1), are explained best by describing light as. a wave.