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Massachusetts Grade 9/10 Physics MCAS Review |
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| 6. Electromagnetic Radiation |
MCAS Questions | |
| Central Concept: Oscillating electric or magnetic fields can generate electromagnetic waves over a wide spectrum. | ||
| 6.1 Recognize that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves and travel at the speed of light through a vacuum. | ||
| 6.2 Describe the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of frequency and wavelength, and identify the locations of radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays on the spectrum. |
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Revised January 2007 by Jonathan Dietz,
dietzj@mail.weston.org |
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