Honors Chem Electromagnetic Radiation Quiz Review

The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• hertz

The height of an electromagnetic wave is known as the _____________.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a specific point per second is:

• frequency

• period

• longitudinal

• transverse wave

A high energy wave has...

• the same magnitude of frequency and wavelength.

• a high frequency and short wavelength.

• a low frequency and long wavelength.

• a high frequency and long wavelength.

Select the correct order of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum from lowest energy to highest energy.

• Radio wave, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma- ray

• Gamma-ray, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio wave

• Visible, Microwave, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma-ray, Radio wave

• Microwave, Radio wave, Visible, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma-ray

All colors of light travel at the same speed.

• True

• False

All colors of light have the same energy.

• True

• False

Absorption moves an electron to a __________ energy level and emission moves an electron to a _____________ energy level.

• lower, higher

• lower, lower

• higher, lower

• higher, higher

An argon ion laser emits light at 488 nm. What is the frequency of this radiation? (1 nm = 1x10^-9m)

• 4.07 x 10^-19 s^-1

• 6.15 x 10¹⁴ s^-1

• 1.46 x 10² s^-1

• 2.05 x 10⁶ s^-1

The frequency of violet light is 7.5x10¹⁴ s^-1. What is its wavelength? (1 nm = 1x10^-9 m)

• 400 nm

• 4.0x10^7- nm

• 2.25x10² nm

• 2.25x10²³ Hz