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| the transmission of energy through space without physical connection (light) |
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| the transmission of energy through electromagnetic fields |
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| particular type of electromagnetic radiation which our human eye can detect |
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| time it takes to go between 2 crests |
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| distance between two crests or troughs |
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| max departure of wave from undisturbed state |
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| # of wave crests that pass a point (a point per second) |
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| range of visible spectrum |
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| deflection or bending of a wave as it passes a corner or moves through a narrow gap |
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| ability of 2 or more waves to reinforce or cancel each other |
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| constructive interference |
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| two waves exactly cancel, no set motion remains |
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| interference between waves of visible light is not noticeable in every day experience but easily measure in lab |
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| longest wavelength, lowest frequency |
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| next longest wavelength and low frequency(detects heat) |
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| after UV, dangerous form of radiation |
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| most dangerous form of radiation |
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| all the colors of the visible light spectrum |
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| lowest to highest frequency |
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| radio, microwave, infrared, visible, Uv, xray, gamma |
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| electrically conducting layer at 100 KM above earth |
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| direct measure of the amount of movement of particles |
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| amount of strength of radiation |
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| shows radiation emitted depending on temperature |
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| peak wavelength is inversly proportional to the temperature of its star |
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| total energy emitted is proportional to the temperature to the 4th power |
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| moving object toward a source of radiation.. the wavelengths seem shorter but moving away they seem longer |
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| perpendicular to the line of sight |
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| higher frequency, shorter wavelengths |
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| longer wave lengths, lower frequency |
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