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15 Cards in this Set
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Wavelength
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crest to crest
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Frequency
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Hz-beats per second
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speed of light
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300,000 km/s
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photons
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duality particle or wave
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Gamma
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Most powerful shortest wave
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Radio
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Longest wave, least powerful
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Atomic Number
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Number of protons
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Isotopes
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Same protons, diff neutrons
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Molecules
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Several Atoms
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Continuous Spectrum
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heated solid--all colors
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How do light and matter interact?
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Emission, Absorption, Transmission, Relfection/Scattering
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Emission Spectrum
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heated gas-- a few colors
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Absorption Spectrum
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cool gas--all colors with some missing
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Angular Resolution
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ability to see details
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Red vs. Blue
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Red away, blue toward
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