Light, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, the Sun & Stars

Front

Nearly all the information we have about the universe comes in the form of ___

Back

light

Front

With light waves, the things doing the waving are ___

Back

electric and magnetic fields

Front

The distance between the crests in a wave is called ___

Back

the wavelength

Front

Light with a shorter wavelength has ___

Back

more energy

Front

Our eyes detect different energies of light as ___

Back

different colors

Front

The spread of colors, or wavelengths of EM radiation, is called ___

Back

a spectrum

Front

Light waves with the shortest wavelengths of all are called ___

Back

gamma rays

Front

Light with the longest wavelengths of all are called ___

Back

radio waves

Front

An object that's hotter will emit light with a higher energy, which corresponds to ___

Back

a shorter wavelength

Front

Astronomers say that light with a shorter wavelength is bluer, and light with a longer wavelength is ___

Back

redder