Electromagnetic Spectrum CMS

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

• A line showing electricity and magnetism

• A line showing wave lengths in energy

• A line showing various energies that travel through space

• A line showing energy just on Earth

What is the wave that has the lowest energy and lowest frequency?

• Radio wave

• Visible Light

• X-rays

• Gamma

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Where can radio waves be found?

• Only in space

• In Space

• On Earth

• Only on Earth

Radio waves are so long that you:

• Have to use just one telescope

• Cannot measure them

• Use regular telescopes

• Use many telescopes that work together

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Microwaves can :

• Be used in communication

• Be used in cooking

• Be used in measuring

• Be used with cell phone signals

Microwave wavelengths are :

• Closer than x-rays

• Further apart than radio waves

• Closer together than radio waves

• Closer together than gamma waves

Infrared waves are found between:

• Radio/Microwaves

• Radio/ X Rays

• Microwaves/Visible light

• Visible light/Ultraviolet

Infra red waves are used for :

• Heating

• Night vision

• Food warming

• Killing cancer cells

The only EM wave that we can see is:

• Visible light

• Infra red

• Microwaves

• X-rays

What is the correct sequence for the colors we see in light?

• ROYBIGV

• ORGBVI

• ROYGBIV

• GYRVIBO