1. Unit 4 Lesson 1 Images from Space
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2. On the Same Wavelength? What is electromagnetic radiation?
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On the Same Wavelength?
What is electromagnetic radiation?
Energy traveling as electromagnetic waves is called electromagnetic radiation.
Wavelength is the distance between two adjacent crests or troughs of a wave.
Frequency is the number of waves per second.
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3. How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
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How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
All wavelengths or frequencies make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
A spectrum is a continuous range of a single feature—in this case, wavelength.
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4. How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
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How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
Radio waves are the longest-wavelength, lowest-frequency electromagnetic waves.
Microwaves have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves have.
Infrared waves have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than microwaves have. They are sometimes called “heat radiation.”
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5. How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
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How is electromagnetic radiation classified?
Visible light has a shorter wavelength than infrared has. Visible light allows you to see.
Ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays have increasingly shorter wavelengths.
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6. The Better to See You With
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The Better to See You With
What are some characteristics of electromagnetic radiation?
Different types of electromagnetic waves interact with matter differently.
Objects can give off heat, light, and other forms of electromagnetic energy.
For example, physicians use X-rays to examine the inside of the body.
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7. What are some characteristics of electromagnetic radiation?
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What are some characteristics of electromagnetic radiation?
In small amounts, electromagnetic radiation can be very useful.
Large amounts of any type of radiation can cause problems because of the total amount of energy carried.
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8. What are some characteristics of electromagnetic radiation?
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What are some characteristics of electromagnetic radiation?
Describe the differences between the various forms of electromagnetic radiation.
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9. What electromagnetic radiation reaches Earth?
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What electromagnetic radiation reaches Earth?
In the atmosphere, atoms and molecules reflect or absorb some of the incoming radiation.
Most visible light and radio radiation reach Earth’s surface.
Some ultraviolet radiation reaches Earth. X-rays and gamma rays never reach Earth’s surface.
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10. What electromagnetic radiation reaches Earth?
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What electromagnetic radiation reaches Earth?
What types of electromagnetic radiation reach Earth’s surface?
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11. Unit 4 Lesson 1 Images from Space
To See or Not to See
How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
Images of objects in space tell us about their positions and properties.
Telescopes can collect all forms of electromagnetic radiation from space.
Special detectors in telescopes must be used to form images from radiation other than visible light.
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12. How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
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How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
Optical telescopes collect visible light with a mirror or a lens.
A telescope that uses a mirror to collect light is called a reflecting telescope.
A telescope that uses a lens to collect light is called a refracting telescope.
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13. How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
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How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
What are the similarities and differences between a reflecting telescope and a refracting telescope?
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14. How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
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How do people detect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space?
Nonoptical telescopes process and detect electromagnetic radiation other than visible light.
Radio telescopes can detect radio waves from space and are often large.
Images can be produced using special detectors and computer software.
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15. The View from Above How can people observe Earth from space?
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The View from Above
How can people observe Earth from space?
Remote sensing is the observation of Earth from space.
Low-altitude satellites that observe Earth are in low Earth orbit.
Geosynchronous satellites orbit Earth every 24 hours and always remain above the same location.
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16. What can you learn about Earth from satellite images?
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What can you learn about Earth from satellite images?
Remote-sensing images can show human activities, how things change over time, and lights from populated areas.
Remote-sensing images can also show population changes, forests, forest fires, weather patterns, and storms.
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17. Seeing Is Believing What can you learn from space images?
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Seeing Is Believing
What can you learn from space images?
Different types of radiation can reveal more features of an object than visible light alone reveals.
Other forms of radiation can see through dust in space.
Some images from space are the result of multiple images put together from multiple wavelengths of light.
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