Light waves (electromagnetic spectrum)

EM waves________________travel through space.

• Never
• Cannot
• Can
• Wish they could

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The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

• wavelength
• crest
• trough
• amplitude 

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The acronym (letters) used to remember visible light is____________

• KTPERRY
• ROYGBIV
• DOGPOUND
• ROMERO

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_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.

• Red
• Gamma
• Microwave
• Visible

______ waves are vibrations in electrical and magnetic fields. 

• Sound
• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic
• Compression

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EM waves ________ a medium.

• require
• don't require
• can have
• sometimes have

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EM waves _______ travel the same speed in a vacuum. 

• never
• sometimes
• always
• can

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_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.

• microwaves
• radio waves
• gamma rays
• ultraviolet

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The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.

• violet
• red
• blue
• yellow

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This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer. 

• microwaves
• ultraviolet ray
• radio
• infrared

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