electromagnetic energy

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radiation

-Heat transferred from one object through space/atmosphere to another object

electromagnetic energy is defined as

A form of energy that travels through space as waves

A wavelength is defined as

The distance between crests of waves, such as those of the electromagnetic spectrum.

ultraviolet waves are

a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and mostly absorbed by the ozone layer

What are the colors of the rainbow

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

What is another name for visible Light

white light

infrared waves are a type of

Electromagnetic radiation with long wavelengths which is found in the invisible part of the spectrum. Human beings experience infrared waves as heat.

visible light

Electromagnetic waves that you can see

What are radio waves

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies

frequency means

How many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time


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