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Details Title: IPC Description: Light and Color Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 01/26/2005 11:38:50	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Light Definition A wave we see with our eyes Term Electromagnetic Spectrum Definition The range of waves that includes radio waves, light, and X rays Term Energy Level Definition A property of electrons inside atoms Term Incandescence Definition Heating something up so hot it gives off light Term Fluorescence Definition Stimulating atoms to emit light using light of another energy Term Radio Waves Definition Electromagnetic waves that have very low energy and wavelengths of many meters Term Infrared Definition Electromagnetic waves that we feel as heat Term Ultraviolet Definition Electromagnetic waves with more energy than visible light and that cause sunburns Term X Rays Definition Electromagnetic waves that can pass through skin and make images of the body Term Gamma Rays Definition Electromagnetic waves that have very high energy and come from nuclear reactions Term Polarization Definition A way of aligning the direction of light wave vibration by blocking some of the waves Term Color Definition How we perceive different frequencies of light within the visible range Term Photorecptors Definition Nerves in the eye that are sensitive to light Term Primary Colors Definition Red, green, blue Term RGB Model Definition Making all colors as mixtures of red, green, and blue light Term Magenta Definition A dye that absorbs green light Term Yellow Definition A dye that absorbs blue light Term Cyan Definition A dye that absorbs red light Term Photosynthesis Definition The process plants use to get energy from light