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30 Cards in this Set
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Is a wave of vibrating electric and magnetic fields |
Lights |
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Natural source of light |
Sun |
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is an object capable of producing its own light. |
Luminous body |
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“Light behaves like a particle” |
Isaac Newton |
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“ Light behaves like a wave” |
Christian Huygens |
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“Light can be a particle and a waves” |
Louis de broglie |
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“Electromagnetic theory of light” |
James Clerk Maxwell |
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visible light ia also known as |
white light |
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This phenomenon in which a prism separates white lights into component colors |
Dispersion |
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Color that refracted the LEAST |
Red |
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Color that refracted the MOST |
Violet |
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visible light ranges from |
400-700 nanometers |
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longest wavelength |
Red |
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Shortest wavelength |
Violet |
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Lowest frequency |
Red |
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Highest frequency |
Violet |
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highest proton energy |
Red |
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Lowest proton energy |
Violet |
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height of a wave |
Ampitude |
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highest point of a wave |
Crest |
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distance from crest to crest |
Wavelength |
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lowest point of wavelength |
Trough |
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form of radiation that through the universe |
Electromagnetic waves |
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wireless communication, satelite communication, cellphones |
radio waves |
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satelitte communications and cooking |
Microwaves |
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based on heat, infrared images |
Infrared |
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portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the naked eye |
Visible light |
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non iodizing radiation that is release by artificial colors, sunbathing |
Ultraviolet |
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form of electromagnetic wave rsdiation that can pass through most objects |
X-ray |
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a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. used in treating cancers |
Gamma ray |
