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Define incandescence |
electric current flows through an object to heat it at a very high temperature producing light. |
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Define chemiluminescence |
A light produced from a chemical reaction without a rise in temperature. |
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Define fluorescence |
When phosphor gets exposed to radiation it absorbs it and changes it to visible light. Used in fluorescent light bulbs. |
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Define triboluminescence |
Light created by friction |
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Define phosphorescence |
Stores energy over a long period of time from radiation then emits it slowly. Glow in the dark |
