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Are made by vibrating electric charges and can travel through space where matter is not present...
Electromagnetic wave
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Energy carried by an electromagnetic wave..
Radiant energy
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Particle that electromagnetic waves sometimes behave like; has energy that increases as the frequency of the electromagnetic wave increases
Photon
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The SI Unit of frequency
Hertz
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A type of electromagnetic wave with wavelengths between about one millimeter and 750 billionths of a meter
Infared waves
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Radio waves with wavelengths of between about 1 m and 1 mm
Microwaves
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than about 1 mm, used for communications
Radio waves
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The band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism
Spectrum
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths from about 400 billionths to 10 billionths of a meter
Untravoilet waves
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Electromagetic waves with wavelengths of 750 to 400 billionths of a meter that can be detected by the human eye
Visible light
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Have wavelengths between about 10 billionths of a meter and 10 trillionths of a meter
X-Ray
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than about 10 trillionths of a meter
Gamma waves
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The specific frequency of the eletromagnetic wave that a radio station id assigned
Carrier wave
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a sealed vacuum tube in which one or more beams of electrons are produced
Cathode-ray tube
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A system of satellites, ground monitoring stations, and recievers that determine a person's or object's exact location at or above the Earth's surface
Global Positioning System (GPS)
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To vary the amplitude, frequency, or some other characteristic of a single or power source
Modulate
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Transmits one radio signal and recieves another radio signal from a base unit
Transciever
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To beam/shine/or radiate
Radi(us)-
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beyond/on the other side
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