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waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields |
electromagnetic radiation |
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the range of different types of electromagnetic radiation |
electromagnetic spectrum |
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the number of complete waves passing a point in 1 second |
frequency |
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form of energy that travels in a straight line |
light |
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a wave in which the particles move back and forth in the same direction as the flow of energy |
longitudinal |
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a wave in which the particles move at right angles to the flow of energy |
transverse |
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the distance between two crests of troughs on neighbouring waves |
wavelength |
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the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through the material of a substance |
conduction |
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the movement caused within a fluid |
convection |
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the height of a transverse wave is |
amplitude |
