AST 102 Week 1 Discussion 2

AST 102 Week 1 Discussion 2 | Colorado Community College Online

For this discussion, you will research the topic of light or in scientific terms the "Electromagnetic Spectrum." Light is not only what you see, visible light, but also includes the other wavelengths of radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, & gamma rays. Together these seven regions are collectively known as the Electromagnetic Spectrum. All are similar in that their velocities are 300,000,000 meters/second, the speed of light, but differ greatly in their wavelengths and energy. Radio waves have the longest wavelength and lowest energy while gamma rays have the shortest wavelength and highest energy.  

Visible light is only a small portion of the Electromagnetic spectrum and if we were to view our world and the universe only in visible light, we would not be able to observe very much of all there is to find. Let's launch into the study of the forms of energy that makes all of our observations possible.

Instructions

·         Find one website that helps to explain the fundamentals of the E/M Spectrum.

·         Within that website find information on one of the seven regions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum & compose your post on that particular region (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, or gamma rays)

·         Explain its contents and tell us why you think it provides a good explanation or how it is helpful in understanding this region of the spectrum (put the name of the page or the web address of your site in the subject line).

·         Your post should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and no shorter than 150 words - also supply a word count.

·         Supply your reference(s) with active hotlinks along with proper APA style citations.

·         Finally, remember not to copy anyone else's website (even if you are reporting on a different part of the spectrum)!

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