10.5 Flashcards

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Luminous

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Releasing its own light

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2
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Incandescent

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Describes light when it’s hot

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3
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Bioluminescent

A

Living that that can release energy

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4
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Non-luminous

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Objects that don’t make their own light but can be seen by reflected light

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5
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Scattered

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Light sent in many directions by small particles within a substance

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6
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Visible spectrum

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Different colors that combine it make a white light

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7
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Dispersion

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Desperation of the colors that make up white light

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8
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Electromagnetic radiation

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Energy such as radio waves released by magnetic or electric fields

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9
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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Range of wavelengths of energy radiated as electric and magnetic fields

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10
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Radio waves

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Low energy electromagnetic waves with a much lower frequency.

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11
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Infra red radiation

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Invisible radiation emitted by all warm objects

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12
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Ultraviolet radiation

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Invisible radiation similar to light but with a higher frequency

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13
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X rays

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Electromagnetic waves that can be transmitted through

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14
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Gamma rays

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High energy electromagnetic radiation produced during nuclear reactions

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