6.1 EMS

Multiple Choice

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

• The rainbow

• The full range of wave frequencies of electromagnetic radiation which is called the electromagnetic spectrum

Multiple Choice

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Multiple Choice

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

Multiple Choice

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

• gamma ray

• infrared wave

• visible light wave

• microwave

Multiple Choice

Which list places the electromagnetic energies in order from most energy to least energy?

• X-ray, Radio, Visible

• Ultraviolet, Inferred, Radio

• Radio, Visible, Gamma

• Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements can be concluded from the table?

• X-Ray waves have a lower frequency than infrared waves.

• Microwaves have a smaller wavelength than visible light.

• The speed of all electromagnetic waves are equal.

• The frequency and wavelengths are equal for each type of radiation.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a radio wave?

• Vision

• Television

• Heat lamp

• Sunlight

Multiple Choice

Electromagnetic waves vary in...

• The way they reflect.

• The speed they travel in a vacuum.

• Wavelength and frequency.

• The orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.

Multiple Choice

Earth’s atmosphere blocks short wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which telescopes must be placed in orbit around Earth in order to observe short-wavelength radiation?

• Gamma-ray telescopes

• Visible-light telescopes

• Infrared telescopes

• Radio telescopes

Multiple Choice

The waves with the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum are...

• X-rays

• Infrared waves

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves