Waves, Sound, & Light

Which of the following is true about energy from the sun?

• It arrives as mechanical energy in a wide range of wavelengths.

• It arrives as radiation in a wide variety of wavelengths.

• It arrives as sound energy made up of only sound waves.

• It arrives as radiation made up of only visible light.

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Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

• infrared radiation

• gamma rays

• visible light

• microwaves

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Which of the following is NOT a type of radiation from the Sun?

• ultraviolet waves

• television waves

• radio waves

• x-ray waves

Which types of waves found in the electromagnetic spectrum are longer than visible light waves?

• X-rays

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet rays

• microwaves

How do we see light waves?

• as an image in a prism

• as rays of sunshine

• as colors of the rainbow

• as reflections in a mirror

Which types of waves found in the electromagnetic spectrum are shorter than visible light waves?

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• infrared waves

• microwaves

Which is true of how our eyes detect electromagnetic waves?

• Our eyes are sensitive only to the shortest waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Our eyes are sensitive to a narrow band of waves within the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Our eyes are sensitive to all electromagnetic waves with a wavelength longer than infrared.

• Our eyes are sensitive to the entire range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Where is visible light located in the electromagnetic spectrum?

• between radio waves and infrared rays

• between x-rays and gamma rays

• between infrared and ultraviolet rays

• between radio waves and microwaves

Which of the following shows the correct order of the electromagnetic spectrum, from shortest wavelength to longest?

• gamma ray → x-ray → ultraviolet → visible → infrared → microwave → radio

• radio → microwave → infrared → visible → ultraviolet → x-ray → gamma ray

• visible → infrared → ultraviolet → x-ray → gamma ray → radio → microwave

• microwave →x-ray → gamma ray → ultraviolet → visible → radio → infrared

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The entire universe is blanketed in radiation referred to as the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, thought to be left over from the Big Bang. If the whole universe is covered in radiation, why is it NOT visible to people on Earth?

• There is too much pollution in Earth's atmosphere, so no radiation is visible.

• No type of radiation can pass through objects, so the celestial bodies block the radiation from Earth.

• The radiation is only visible from space, because Earth's atmosphere blocks radiation.

• Radiation consists of a wide range of wavelengths, and humans cannot see most wavelengths of light.

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