Chapter 3 Flashcards
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What is electromagnetic radiation?
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a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.
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How are waved defined? What are amplitude, wavelength and frequency?
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Wave behavior can be measured by the distance between peaks (wavelength), the size of the peak (amplitude), or the speed of the peaks (frequency).
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What units are commonly used with measurements and waves?
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