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| Lowest frequency; longest wavelength (1 to 100 meters) ; lowest energy; |
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| Above Radio Waves and Below Infrared; wavelength: 1 cm; used for cell phones. |
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| Frequency: higher than microwaves,lower than visible light; not visible but can be felt as heat. |
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| Light we can see; frequency: higher than infrared, lower than ultraviolet; colors red (low frequency) to purple (high frequency) |
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| Frequency: higher than visible light, lower than x-rays; wavelength: smaller than average cell, can cause sunburn. |
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| Frequency: higher than ultraviolet, lower than gamma rays; wavelength: about the size of an atom; can pass through some matter easily. |
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| Highest Frequency, shortest wavelength, highest energy; wavelength the size of atomic nucleus. |
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| Order of the spectrum from lowest frequency to highest |
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| Radio, microwave, infrared, visible (red), visible (violet), ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray |
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| Order of the spectrum from smallest wavelength to largest |
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| gamma, x-ray, UV, visible (violet), visible (red), infrared, microwave, radio |
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