The Electromagnetic Spectrum Vocabulary Review

all of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

• electromagnetic spectrum

• frequency

• x-rays

• wavelength

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the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• electromagnetic spectrum

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electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies.

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• infrared

• visible light

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part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies between those of microwaves and visible light

• infrared

• radio waves

• ultraviolet

• x-rays

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electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves and longer wavelengths and lower frequencies than infrared light.

• microwaves

• visible light

• ultraviolet

• gamma rays

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the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

• radiation (electromagnetic radiation)

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet

• radio waves

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electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies

• radio waves

• microwaves

• x-rays

• gamma rays

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part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of x-rays

• ultraviolet

• infrared

• radio waves

• gamma rays

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electromagnetic waves that are visible to the human eye

• visible light

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• gamma rays

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the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• electromagnetic spectrum

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