(Choose all that apply.) Observatories on mountaintops can detect

A) visible light.
B) x-rays.
C) a small portion of the infrared spectrum.
D) very-long-wavelength infrared light.
E) radio waves.


A) visible light.
C) a small portion of the infrared spectrum.
E) radio waves.

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