Electromagnetic Spectrum

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009162",
  "term": "Electromagnetic Spectrum",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Particles that orbit the nucleus as a cloud. They are negatively charged and balance the positive electrical charge of the protons in the nucleus. Interactions with electrons in the outer orbits affect an atom’s chemical properties.\n\n2. The full range of frequencies, from radio waves to gamma rays, that characterizes electromagnetic energy.\n\n3. The entire range of radiant energies or wave frequencies from the longest to the shortest wavelengths--the categorization of solar radiation. Satellite sensors collect this energy, but what the detectors capture is only a small portion of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The spectrum usually is divided into seven sections: radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma-ray radiation.",
  "abbreviation": "EMS",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RadTown Glossary",
    "My NASA Data Glossary",
    "NASA Earth Observatory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electromagnetic-spectrum/"
}