Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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maderose89 on December 3, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 electromagnetic spectrum | the range of electromagnetic waves wen they are placed in order of increasing frequency |
| radio waves | electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies |
| microwaves | radio waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies |
| radar | radio detection and ranging; a device that sends out pulses of radio waves to find objects |
| RI | magnetic resonance imaging; a machine that uses radio waves to take medical pictures of the human body |
| infrared rays | rays that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves |
| thermogram | a picture taken with an infrared camera, which shows temperatures as different colors |
| visible light | waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than infrared waves |
| ultraviolet waves | UV; waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of visible light |
| X-rays | electromagnetic waves with very short wavelengths |
| gamma rays | rays with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum |
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