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What waves are used in radar?

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Longitudinal (radio) waves are the type of waves used in radar, and they are microwave frequency waves, which are high frequency and have short wavelengths.
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What waves that are used in radar?
Electromagnetic waves.
What are waves that are used in radar?
Radio waves
What are waves used in radar?
Microwaves. The same ones used in your microwave oven. They're shorter than radio stations and longer than heat.
Waves that are used in radar?
Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength from a mm up to a few cm are used in radar. They will be reflected from a discontinuity in the electromagnet properties of space. e.g. a metal surface.
What type of energy wave is used with the radar?
eletrical