Electromagnetic Spectrum Vocabulary

The range of all electromagnetic frequencies, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays and gamma rays

• Refraction

• EM spectrum

• Communication

• Reflection

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves detectable by the human eye

• visible light

• gamma rays

• x-rays

• microwaves

A type of wave, such as a light wave or radio wave, that does not require a medium to travel

• a longitudinal wave

• an electromagnetic wave

• a matter wave

• a mechanical wave

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the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the lowest frequencies

• microwave

• infrared

• radio wave

• visible light

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with higher frequencies than radio waves, but lower than infrared waves

• visible light

• microwaves

• ultra-violet

• gamma rays

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

• gamma rays

• ultra-violet (UV)

• microwave

• infrared

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

• ultra-violet

• radio wave

• x-rays

• infrared

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies an high energies (used to see bones)

• x-rays

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• visible light

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies

• x-rays

• gamma rays

• visible light

• ultra-violet (UV)

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What is another name for visible light?

• white light

• spectrum

• transverse

• longitudinal