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The document provides an overview of key concepts in the study of electromagnetic waves, including definitions of wavelength, frequency, and amplitude. It discusses the electromagnetic spectrum and various types of radiation, along with historical contributions from scientists like Faraday, Maxwell, and Newton. Additionally, it covers properties of light, reflection, refraction, and types of mirrors and lenses.

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Science

The document provides an overview of key concepts in the study of electromagnetic waves, including definitions of wavelength, frequency, and amplitude. It discusses the electromagnetic spectrum and various types of radiation, along with historical contributions from scientists like Faraday, Maxwell, and Newton. Additionally, it covers properties of light, reflection, refraction, and types of mirrors and lenses.

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SCIENCE

WAVELENGTH-m
FREQUENCY-hz
SPEED-m/s
AMPLITUDE-distance from the mid point
WAVELENGTH-distance between two successive
FREQUENCY- number of waves
RANGE- extend ot the limit between which variation
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES- transfer through a field
3x10*8 m/s
RADIATION-describe the transfer of energy
AMPERE- demonstrated the magnetic effect
FARADAY- formulated the principle behind em waves
HERTZ- evidence of em wave
MAXWELL- equation showing the relationship of EM
OERSTED- showed how a current carrying wire
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM- continuum EM waves arranged according to frequency and
wavelength
RADIOWAVES- can pass through walls
INFRARED RADIATION- used in taking infrared photographs
- frederick william herschel
VISIBLE LIGHT- human eye
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION- for sterilizing medical instruments
XRAYS- can pass through soft tissues
GAMMA RAYS- emitted by the sun and stars/used to kill cancer skills
ANCIENT GREEKS- corpuscles
ISAAC NEWTON- main proponent of the corpuscles
CRISTIAN HYGENS -first proponent of the wave
THOMAS YOUNG- showed that light can undergo diffraction
DUAL NATURE OF LIGHT- a wave and like a particle
TRANSPARENT- allow light to pass through succesfully
TRANSLUCENT- allow light to pass them partically
OPAQUE- block the passage of light
LUMINOUS- can give off their own light
ILLUMINATED- reflect light from others to be seen
INCANDESCENT LIGHT- light emitted by hot objects
FLURESCENT LIGHT- created with phosphor that absorbs UV rays
PHOSPHORESCENCE- glowing in the dark
BIOLUMINESCENCE- living thing that give off their own light
REGULAR OR SPECULAR REFLECTION- occurs in polished and smooth surfaces
IRREGULAR OR DIFFUSE REFLECTION- occurs in rough surfaces
REFLECTION- bounching back of light
REFRACTION- bending of light
MIRROR- plane and curved or spherical
LOCATION- infront or behind
ORIENTATION-upright or inverted
SIZE- same, enlarged, reduced
TYPE- real or visual
REGULAR- produced image
IRREGULAR- cant produced image
LATHERAL INVERSION- pabaliktad na name
PLANE MIRROR- flat mirror that reflect images
CONCAVE MIRROR- light hitting the surface converges
-torch to reflect light
CONVEX MIRROR- curved outward
-vehicle side view mirror forms upright and smaller image
REFRACTION- change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another
LENS- made of glass/plastic
CONVEX LENS-thicker in the middle and tapers
CONCAVE-thinner in the middle than at the edges
REAL IMAGE- light rays came together to form the image

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