Light Waves

Light Waves

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For mechanical and electromagnetic waves:

• One needs to travel through matter

• Neither needs to travel through matter

• Both need to travel through matter

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How would you describe the movement of a longitudinal wave?

• Zigzags

• Perpendicular to the displacement of particles

• Parallel to the displacement of particles

• It depends on the medium

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How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Zigzags

• Perpendicular to the displacement of particles

• Parallel to the displacement of particles

• It depends on the medium

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Sound is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• It can be any type depending on the medium

• Neither

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Light is an example of which type of wave?

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• Neither

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Which wave can travel in both a medium and a vacuum?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Water waves

• Seismic waves

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Which wave travels perpendicular in relation to the vibration of particles?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both transverse and longitudinal

• None of the other options

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Which wave travels parallel in relation to the vibration of particles?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both transverse and longitudinal

• None of the other options

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Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• Microwaves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

• Microwaves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• Microwaves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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For waves in any medium, the shorter the wavelength indicates a:

• Lower frequency

• Higher frequency

• Similar frequencies

• None of the other options

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• Only a small portion

• About half

• A very large portion

• All of it

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Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Infra-red

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?

• Infra-red

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

• Increasing amplitude

• Increasing Frequency

• Increasing wavelength

• Decreasing amplitude

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Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?

• Gamma rays

• Ultra-violet

• X-rays

• Microwaves