Exploring Space

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Exploring Space
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Visible Light

• reflecting
• telescopes

• refracting
• telescopes

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Radio Waves

• radio telescopes

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Rockets

• space probes

• space shuttles

• satellites

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Electromagnetic Waves

• carry energy through empty space
• radio waves
• microwaves
• visible light
• x-rays
• gamma rays

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Visible Light Spectrum
appears when white light passes through a prism
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Speed of Light

• 300,000 km/s