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Title

4.1 vocab- telescopes

Description

telecope,electromagnetic spectum

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Subject

Science

Level

8th Grade

Created

11/08/2011

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Term

Telescope

Definition

is a device that makes distant objects appear to be closer

Term

electromagnetic radiation

Definition

energy that can travel through space in the form of waves

Term

visible

Definition

scientist call the light you can see

Term

wavelenght

Definition

the distance between the crest of one wave and crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave

Term

spectrum

Definition

if you shine white light through a prism, the light spreads out to make range of diffrent colors with diffrent wavelenghts