Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Radiation and Temperature.
High-energy electromagnetic waves, such as visible light and ultraviolet, emitted by very hot objects like the Sun.
Short-wavelength radiation appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Radiation and Temperature and Earth's Temperature.
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