Study of electromagnetic radiations and their Interaction with matter
Keywords:
Radio Waves, Radar waves, Ultraviolet LightAbstract
Electromagnetic energy is a term used to describe all the different kinds of energies released into space by stars such as the Sun. These kinds of energies include some that you will recognize and some that will sound strange.
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