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a high energy electromagnetic wave with a shorter wavelength and higher frequency than all of electromagnetic waves

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gamma ray

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trough

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the lowest point on a transverse wave

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frequency

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number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time

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an electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and high frequency than light and carries enough energy to cause chemical reactions

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ultraviolet wave

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crest

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the high point of a transverse wave

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the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation

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electromagnetic spectrum

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the lowest point on a transverse wave

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trough

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high energy electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than an Ultraviolet wave

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X-ray

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ability to cause change

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energy

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10
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electromagnetic wave

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type of wave created by vibrating particles

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11
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fiber optics

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the process of transmission of information using light pulses along optical fibers

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a material in which a wave travels

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medium

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transverse wave

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a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

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visible light

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electromagnetic wave that you eyes can see

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15
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distance between 1 point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

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wavelength

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ultraviolet wave

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an electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and high frequency than light and carries enough energy to cause chemical reactions

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17
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number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time

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infrared wave

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an electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light

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a low frequency, low energy, electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength longer than about 30 cm.

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medium

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a material in which a wave travels

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type of wave created by vibrating particles

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electromagnetic wave

22
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amplitude

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the maximum distance the wave travels from its rest position

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electromagnetic wave that you eyes can see

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visible light

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a low frequency, low energy, electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between about 1 mm & 30 cm

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electromagnetic spectrum

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the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation

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wavelength

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distance between 1 point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

27
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an electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light

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infrared wave

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X-ray

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high energy electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than an Ultraviolet wave

29
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the process of eliminating any form of microorganism

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sterillzation

30
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the high point of a transverse wave

31
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a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

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transverse wave

32
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microwave

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a low frequency, low energy, electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between about 1 mm & 30 cm

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gamma ray

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a high energy electromagnetic wave with a shorter wavelength and higher frequency than all of electromagnetic waves

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disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

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the maximum distance the wave travels from its rest position

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wave

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disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

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radiowave

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a low frequency, low energy, electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength longer than about 30 cm.

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sterillzation

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the process of eliminating any form of microorganism

39
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the process of transmission of information using light pulses along optical fibers

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fiber optics

40
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energy

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ability to cause change

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