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Electromagnetic Spectrum Essays and Term Papers
Electromagnetic Waves and Observation The SunSolar telescopes make use of wavelength information in two ways. For one, certain instruments, known as spectrometers, observe many wavelengths of light simultaneously and can measure how much of each wavelength of light is present. This helps create a composite understanding of what temperature ...
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Big BangFifteen billion years ago, give or take five billion years, the entirety of our universe was compressed into the confines of an atomic nucleus. Known as a singularity, this is the moment before creation when space and time did not exist. According to the prevailing cosmological models that ...
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Radio: A Form Of CommunicationMr. Zambizi
Physics
Radio is a form of communication in which intelligence is transmitted without
wires from one point to another by means of electromagnetic waves. Early forms
of communication over great distances were the telephone and the telegraph. They
required wires between the sender and ...
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Gravityis really an unknown force. We can define it as a field of influence, and that it effects the entire existence of the universe. Some people think that consists of particles called gravitons, which travel at the speed of light. The only thing we do know is how operates in different parts of our ...
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Characteristics of StarsEvery galaxy in the universe includes more than a million of stars . A star is a large, shining ball of tremendously hot gas in space, which produces an immense amount of light and other forms of energy . In fact, the Sun is the closest star to the Earth, which is 150 million kilometers away . ...
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Wave Particle DualityWave particle duality
Wave particle duality is one of the most confusing concepts in physics, because it’s so unlike anything we see in the ordinary world. Physicists who studied light in the 1700s and 1800s were having a big argument about weather light was made of particles shooting around ...
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Black Holesare objects so dense that not even light can escape their gravity, and since nothing can travel faster than light, nothing can escape from inside a black hole . Loosely speaking, a black hole is a region of space that has so much mass concentrated in it that there is no way for a nearby object to ...
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What Is Color?Color is everywhere. Color is in everything one sees, but have you
ever wondered what it is, where it comes from or how we see it? That will
be explained in this report. The human eye can only see an extremely small
section of the electromagnetic spectrum. The very small part that we do see
is ...
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Cyberspace And The American Dream: A Magna Carta For The Knowledge AgeThis statement represents the cumulative wisdom and innovation of many dozens of
people. It is based primarily on the thoughts of four "co-authors": Ms. Esther
Dyson; Mr. George Gilder; Dr. George Keyworth; and Dr. Alvin Toffler. This
release 1.2 has the final "imprimatur" of no one. In the ...
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The LaserBefore we can learn about we need to know a little bit about
light (since that is what a laser is made of). Light from our sun, or from an
electric bulb, is called white light. It is really a mixture of all the
different colours of light. The colours range from violet, indigo, and blue, to
green, ...
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Cfcs Cause Deterioration Of The Ozone LayerThe deterioration of the ozone layer , caused by Cfcs, endangers the
lives of humans'. Cfcs have a diminishing effect on the ozone layer.
Furthermore, the deterioration of the ozone cause an increase of Ultraviolet
(UV) radiation which can have a negative effect on human skin and eyes. As ...
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Radio WavesIn the modern society, radio is the most widely used medium of
broadcasting and electronic communication : it plays a major role in many areas
such as public safety, industrial manufacturing, processing, agriculture,
transportation, entertainment, national defense, space travel, ...
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Analytical Chemistryis the branch of chemistry principally concerned
with determining the chemical composition of materials, which may be solids,
liquids, gases, pure elements, compounds, or complex mixtures. In addition,
chemical analysis can characterize materials but determining their molecular
structures and ...
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Fiberoptics"A friend of mine once said that the trouble with being an architect is that everyone is an architect; everyone knows what's good and what's bad. I seem to remember the same story told by an economist. In physics we don't have that problem" (Sobel ix).
Fiber optic technology has been inevitable ...
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Wavelength Of 10 Or Higher And 11 Down. Gamma Rays Are Produced In LabsGamma Rays are Waves on the electromagnetic Spectrum that have a
through
the process of nuclear collision and also through the artificial Radioactivity
that accompanies these interactions. The high energy nuclei needed for the
collisions are accelerated by such devices such as the Cyclotron and ...
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Fossil Fuel Consumption, CO2 And Its Impact On Global ClimateBackground: At the beginning of human history, we had to satisfy our energy
needs (for food, heat and movement) by using our own muscle power and gathering
or hunting naturally available plants, animals and wood. Each stage in the
evolution of human society (the development of farming, ...
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The Landsats SatellitesThe idea of a satellite that could produce images of a civilian Earth was first thought of in the Department of Interior in the mid-1960�s. On July 23, 1972, NASA launched the first Landsat Satellite. It was designed to take provide images of the earth�s land masses. It used a Nimbus platform ...
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Computer SimulationWARSIM 2000 is simulation software, used by the armed forces.
Extensive, thorough, and tiring work has been done on thgis program. It
covers almost all aspects and situations required for realistic, meticulous
and a complete simulation. Information Technology has lead to the
advancement of the ...
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Saturnis one of the largest and most beautiful planets in the star system. is the second largest planet in the solar system second to only Jupiter. 's many rings give the planet it's beauty along with its dark orange and red color. is much like Jupiter they are both gaseous planets with small rocky ...
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Computer SimulationsComputer Simulation WARSIM 2000 is simulation software, used by the armed forces. Extensive, thorough, and tiring work has been done on thgis program. It covers almost all aspects and situations required for realistic, meticulous and a complete simulation. Information Technology has lead to the ...
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