A set of well-defined lines within the electromagnetic spectrum, emitted by hot or excited matter.
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The bending or spreading of waves when they encounter an obstacle.
Water that fills spaces in porous rocks, sediments and soil, below the level of the water table.
A period of warmer climate in between the glacial periods of an ice age.
A reversible chemical reaction reaches equilibrium when the concentrations of the reactants and products are constant.
The process of stripping electrons from, or adding them to, atoms or molecules to produce charged ions.