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8th Grade
08/31/2009

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Term
ULTRAVIOLENT
Definition

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE

SUNTAN BURN SKIN CANCER

Blue

 

Term
GAMMA RAY
Definition

TREATS CANCER

OUR ATMOSPHERE BLOCKS ALL OF ITS ENERGY

SHORTEST WAVELENGTH

MOST ENERGY

Violet

Term
X-RAY
Definition

OUR ATMOSPHERE BLOCKS ALL OF ITS ENERGY

Indigo in color

 

Term
RADIO WAVE
Definition

LONGEST WAVELENGTH

LOWEST FREQUENCY

Red in color

 

Term
MICROWAVE
Definition

USED FOR DOPLER

USED TO HEAT UP FOOD

IS ORANGE IN COLOR

Term
SPEED OF LIGHT
Definition
3.0 X 10^8
Term
FREQUENCY
Definition

NUMBER OF WAVES THAT PASSED THROUGH A GIVEN POINT PER SECOND

CHANGE IT WHEN YOU CHANGE AN FM STATION

Term
AMPLITUDE
Definition

CHANGE THIS WHEN YOU CHANGE AN AM STATION

DISTANCE FROM REST POSITION TO THE HIGHEST PART OF A WAVE

Term
LIGHT
Definition

AN EXAMPLE OF A TRANSVERSE WAVE

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THAT WE CAN SEE

GREEN IN COLOR

DOESN'T REQUIRE A MEDIUM TO TRAVEL

Term
WAVE LENGTH
Definition

DISTANCE FROM CREST TO CREST

IN METERS

Term
SOUND
Definition

TRAVELS FASTER IN WATER THAN AIR BECAUSE IN AIR IT HAS MORE MEDIUMS

LONGITUDINAL WAVE

MUST HAVE A MEDIUM TO TRAVEL

Term
A WAVE IS A DISTURBANCE THAT TRAVELS THROUGH_____OR_____.
Definition
A MATTER OR SPACE.
Term
WAVE LENGTH
Definition
DISTANCE BETWEEN ONE POINT ON A WAVE AND THE NEAREST POINT MOVING WITH THE SAME SPEED AND DIRECTION.
Term
RADIO WAVE
Definition

RED IN COLOR

FOR COMMUNICATION

Term
MICROWAVE
Definition

Orange IN COLOR

FOR FOOD AND DOPLAR

Term
VISIBLE LIGHT
Definition

GREEN IN COLOR

WE CAN SEE

PRODUCE VITAMIN D

TREAT BABY WITH JAUNDICE

Term
INFARED
Definition

YELLOW IN COLOR

HEAT DISTRIBUTION

Term
ULTRAVIOLET
Definition

BLUE IN COLOR

SUNTAN BURN CAUSES SKIN CANCER

Term
X-RAY
Definition

BLUE IN COLOR

TAKE PICS FOR BONES

Term
GAMMA RAY
Definition

VIOLET IN COLOR

HIGHEST ENERGY

SMALLEST WAVE LENGTH

TREAT CANCER

Term
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Definition

RADIO WAVE

MICROWAVE

GAMMA RAY

INFARED

ULTRA VIOLET

X RAY

 

 

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