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24 Cards in this Set
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Sunlight/Electromagnetic Radiation Transmission of energy over a distance without the physical movement of matter. |
Radiation of energy |
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Sunlight/Electromagnetic Radiation Radiation of energy is in a ______ |
Vaccume (outer space) |
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Sunlight/Electromagnetic Radiation What is the speed of sunlight in a vaccum? |
300,000 Km/sec |
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Sunlight/Electromagnetic Radiation The concentration of energy decreases with more distance from the source. |
Inverse square law |
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The distance between the adjacent crests/troughs |
Wavelength |
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The number of crests/troughs that pass a point over a specific time period. |
Frequency |
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A particle of light traveling through space |
Photon |
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A waveform with a wide space has a _________ wavelength |
Longer |
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A waveform with a wide space has a _________ frequency |
Lower |
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A waveform with a wide space is more ______ |
Dispersed |
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A waveform with a wide space has a lower or higer energy? |
Lower |
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A waveform with closer spaceing has a _________ wavelength |
Shorter |
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A waveform with closer spaceing has a _________ frequency |
Higher |
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A waveform with closer spaceing is more ______ |
Concentrated |
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A waveform with closer spaceing has higher or lower energy? |
Higher |
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Earths atmospheric windows Blocked out/do not reach the earths surface. |
Opaque |
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Earths atmospheric windows Visible light and shortwave radio waves. |
Transparent wavelengths |
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Earths atmospheric windows
Earths magnetic field. Opaque. |
Gamma and xrays |
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Earths atmospheric windows
Ozone layer in the stratosphere. Opaque. |
U.V. |
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Earths atmospheric windows
Greenhouse gases in the troposphere. Opaque. |
Infrared |
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Earths atmospheric windows
Earths ionosphere. Opaque. |
Long wave radio |
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Name the waves from longest wavlength to shortest useing this: Levi Still Is Very Ugly X-cept Gay |
Long-wave radio Short-wave radio Infrared Visible light U.v. X-ray Gamma ray |
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Man made noise pollution |
Radio waves |
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Clouds Light polution from cities Atmospheric turbulance/wind (seeing) |
Visible |
