QUARKS 2 COSMOS CH 3

Electromagnetic radiation

Another term for light, electromagnetic radiation transfers energy and information from one place to another

Radiation

Any way in which energy is transmitted through space from one point to another without the need for any physical connection

Electromagnetic

The renege is carried in the form of rapidly fluctuating electric and magnetic fields

Visible light

The small range of the electromagnetic spectrum that human eyes perceive as light. The visible spectrum ranges from about 400-700 nm, corresponding to blue through red light

Radio wave

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelength in the radio part of the spectrum

Infrared

Region of the electromagnetic spectrum just outside the visible range, corresponding to light of a slightly longer wavelength

Ultraviolet

Region of the electromagnetic spectrum, just beyond the visible range, corresponding to wavelengths slightly shorter than blue light

X-ray

Region of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to radiation of high frequency and short wavelength, far beyond the visible spectrum

Gamma rays