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Science Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Radiation | Energy that can travel through space in the form of waves |
| Visible Light | Light humans can see |
| Wavelength | The distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave |
| Spectrum | A range of colors with different wavelengths |
| Telescopes | Are instruments that collect and focus light and other forms of Electromagnetic Radiation |
| Universe | All of space and everything in it |
| Optical Telescopes | A telescopes that uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus visible light |
| Refracting Telescope | Is a telescope that uses convex lenses to gather and focus light |
| Reflecting Telescopes | Uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light |
| Radio Telescopes | Detects radio waves from objects in space |
| Parallax | Is the apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places |
| Light-Year | Is the distance that light travels in one year |