Spectrum
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Colors
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

100

a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or changed into another substance.

Element

100

is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.

Light

100

The letter o in the acronym Roy G BIV

Orange

100

The letter R in the acronym Roy G BIV

Red

200

dark lines, or lines of reduced intensity, on a continuous spectrum

absorption lines

200

is an educated guess made from observation & reasoning.

Inferences 

200

is the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view. colors

Visible Light

200

The letter B in the acronym Roy G BIV

Blue

200

The letter Y in the acronym Roy G BIV

Yellow

300

is a dark or bright line in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum

spectral lines

300

the act of knowing and recording something using your 5 senses.

Observation

300

An acronym used to remember the color sequence of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

ROY G BIV

300

Empty space

no points gained

300

The letter G in the acronym Roy G BIV

Green

400

the spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed during transitions of electrons between energy levels within an atom.

atomic spectrum

400

the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time

Frequency

400

the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.

refraction

400

The intensity of how bright something is.

measure brightness

400

The letter V in the acronym Roy G BIV

Violet

500

the study of astronomy using the techniques of spectroscopy to measure the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation,

atmospheric spectroscopy

500

distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves

Wavelength

500

is the path that a flash of light, emanating from a single event (localized to a single point in space and a single moment in time) and traveling in all directions, would take through spacetime.

Cone

500

a piece of glass or other transparent material cut with precise angles and plane faces, useful for analyzing and reflecting light.

Prism

500

The letter I in the acronym Roy G BIV

Indigo