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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| Form of energy that has both electric and magnetic fields and does not need a medium to travel |
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In a vacuum (no air)
299,792,458 m/s
300,000,000 m/s
3 x 10^8 m/s |
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| wave-particle duality of light |
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| The theory that describe how light is made up of particles that act like waves |
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Packets of energy
These are particles |
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The distance between 2 crest of the same wave
Also the distance between 2 troughs of the same wave |
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| How many times a complete wave passes a certain point in a certain period of time |
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| The perceived change in frequency and pitch of a sound from an object that is in motion |
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| The perceived lengthening of wavelengths as object in the universe move away from Earth |
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