Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic waves travel through space.
What is 300,000 km/s, or the speed of light
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The radio waves can be a certain length or more.
What is a kilometer or more?
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The wave that can pass through many buildings, yet does not carry enough energy to harm humans.
What are radio waves?
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The converter that converts invisible infrared waves.
What is Infrared imaging?
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The waves that are very useful but also very dangerous.
What are ultraviolet waves?
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The energy is also known as electromagnetic radiation
What is radiant energy?
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The wavelengths and frequencies are organized in certain spectrums.
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
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The electromagnetic wave that sends information in all different directions.
What is broadcasting?
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Vibrating molecules help emit certain waves.
what is Infared waves?
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The people who might use ultraviolet waves to kill germs.
What are doctors, campers?
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The main source that provides most of Earth's energy
What is the sun?
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The microwave can have a wavelength between two numbers.
What is 1 mm and 30 cm?
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The waves that travel through air travel at the same speed as all electromagnetic waves.
What are radio waves?
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The homes, traffic signals, movie theaters, and television rely on a certain wave.
What is light
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The type of ray that can be dangerous because they pass through your upper layer of skin.
What are X-rays?
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A field or area that surrounds a magnet.
What is a force field?
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The lower-energy electromagnetic wave that can be harmful.
What are ultraviolet waves?
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The change in the amplitude or the frequency of a carrier wave.
What is Frequency modulation (FM)?
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The worldwide system that uses satellite signals.
What is the Global Positioning System? (GPS).
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What type of people use ultraviolet light to harden adhesive?
What is a dentist?
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The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point.
What is wavelength?
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The high-energy electromagnetic wave that has a higher frequency than all other waves.
What is a Gamma ray?
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The waves that typically have a higher frequency and typically more energy than (AM) waves.
What are (FM) waves?
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The scientist launches a satellite to do a certain thing in outer space.
What is Imaging Earth?
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The main or one of the main objects that uses ultraviolet waves in security scans.
What is luggage?
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