Waves Quiz

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true
• false

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

• Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
• Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 

• wavelength
• speed
• amplitude
• light

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.
• decreases.
• stays the same.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

• varying
• long
• the same
• short

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

• frequency
• amplitud
• wavelength
• hertz

The height of the wave is known as the _____________.

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength