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Which of these colors of light passes most easily through interstellar clouds?
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Green light
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Red light
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Blue light
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Violet light
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Transcribed Image Text:Gamma ray
shorter wavelenght
higher frequency
higher energy
X-ray
Ultraviolet
Infrared
Visible
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Microwave
Radio
longer wavelenghe
lower frequency
lower energy
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