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| a disturbance that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energry |
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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| the energy that electromagnetic waves transfer through matter or space |
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| the distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave |
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| the frequency of a wave is the number of the waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time |
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| complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency |
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| electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequencies |
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| have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves do |
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| electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than those of microwaves |
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| electromagnetic waves that you can see |
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| electromagnetic waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of visible light |
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| electromagnetic waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of ultraviolet rays |
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| electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies |
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| occurs when parallel rays of light hit the smooth surface |
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| a copy of the object formed by reflected or refected rays of light |
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| occurs when parallel rays of light hit an uneven surface |
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| flat sheet of glass that has a smooth, silver colored coating on one side |
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| an image that forms where light seems to come from |
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| a mirror with a surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl |
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| imaginary line that divides a mirror in half |
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| the point at which rays parallel to the optical axis reflect and meet |
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| forms when light rays actually meet |
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| a mirror with a surface that curves outward |
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| measure of how much a light ray bends when it enters a medium |
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| an image of a distant object cause by refraction of light |
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| curved piece of glass or other transparent material that refracts light |
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| thinner in the center than at the edges |
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