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Flora - Study of Light & Tools for Studying Space Vocabulary

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the narrow band of electromagnetic radiation we can see visible light
a continuous spectrum produced when white light is passed through a cool gas under low prressure and the gas absorbs selected wavelengths of light absorption spectrum
a telescope that uses a lens to bend or refract light and concentrate light from distant objects refracting telescope
the study of the properties of light that depend on wavelength spectroscopy
the arrangement of electromagnetic radiation according to wavelength electromagnetic spectrum
the apparent change in frequency of electromagnetic or sound waves caused by the relative motions of the source and the observer Doppler Effect
an uninterrupted band of light produced by an incandescent solid, liquid or gas under pressure continuous spectrum
a series of bright lines of particular wavelengths produced by a hot gas under low pressure emission spectrum
a telescope that concentrates light from distant objects by using a concave mirror reflecting telescope
streams of particles of light that exert radiation pressure photons
a telescope that orbits above Earth's atmosphere space telescope
a telescope designed to make observations in radio wavelengths radio telescope
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