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"Remember, No matter where you go, there you are" Buckaroo Bonzai
Light
Light; Its a form of energy, it shows us color and brightness. It travels in space and time. It
can show us what stars are made of. It interacts with matter. It is probably one of the most important
and interesting things we have learned about so far in class. I am amazed at all the information that is
contained within "light". There are many forms other than just visible light. I learned about the electromagnetic spectrum of light that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet,
X rays and gamma rays. A misconception I had was that I thought radio waves were a form of sound.

Radio waves are the longest wavelength of light. Therefore radio waves are a form of light. Microwave

cooking is an example of using electromagnetic radiation as energy. We see blue skies and red sunsets

because of absorption, transmission and reflection of visible light. Another......

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