What Is the Physical Difference Between Light and a Radio

question 88

Multiple Choice

What is the physical difference between light and a radio wave?

• A) Light waves have a larger amplitude than radio waves.
• B) Light waves have a higher frequency than radio waves.
• C) Light is an electromagnetic wave while radio is a pressure wave in air.
• D) Light waves have a longer wavelength than radio waves.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Serotonin Neurons

Neurons that produce and release serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, appetite, sleep, memory, and learning.

Second Messengers

Intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules.

Neural Transmission

The process by which nerve cells (neurons) communicate with each other by transmitting chemical and electrical signals across synapses.

Ionotropic Receptors

These are a type of neurotransmitter receptor that forms an ion channel pore, rapidly changing the ion permeability of the cell membrane upon ligand binding.