Electromagnetic Waves Review NO OPTICS

_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 

• x-rays
• gamma rays
• infrared rays
• visible light

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Satellites use_____________waves with long wavelengths to transmit information long distances through space.

• Infrared

• Gamma

• XRays

• Radio

#4 represents the only area of the EM Spectrum that humans can see.

#4 represents which type of wave?

• radio

• UV

• Visible Light

• X-ray

All EM waves travel at  

• different speeds
• the speed of sound
• the speed of light
• the speed of a vacuum

Infrared rays are important for

• Warming the Earth
• Providing visible light for plants
• Taking X-rays

EM waves have the same speed but different:

• frequency & medium 
• wavelength & frequency
• medium & wavelength
• color & medium

_____________ are used to kill micro-organisms and disinfecting air

• infrared

• visible

• ultra violet

• X-ray

_________________ can penetrate matter to see denser objects like bones

• infrared

• visible

• ultra violet

• X-ray

The _______ rays in sunlight can cause sunburn and cancer.

• infrared
• x-rays
• UV
• gamma

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The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order is called the

• EM spectrum
• EM wavelength
• EM frequency
• EM field