EM Spectrum Unit 5

These rays have the shortest wavelength and highest frequency.

• ultraviolet rays

• radio waves

• microwaves

• Gamma Rays

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These waves have a high penetrating power and can move through flesh easier than bone.

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

• Radio Waves

• Visible light

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What rays can cause skin cancer and eye damage?

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

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This part of the spectrum has a measurement of between 400nm-700nm.

• Radio waves

• Infrared Rays

• Visible Light

• Microwaves

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These rays are felt as heat.

• Ultraviolet

• Gamma

• Infrared

• Radio

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These waves are used in cell phones and airplane radar systems.

• microwaves

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• X-rays

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These waves are used for communication and are also created by distant stars.

• infrared

• visible light

• radio

• microwaves

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EM waves move at this constant speed in space.

• 3,000 km/s

• 300,000,000 km/s

• 300,000 km/s

• 30,000 km/s

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When all of the visible light colors combine, we see them as what?

• black light

• red light

• white light

• infrared light

How do we see color?

• When one color absorbs and the others reflect

• when all colors absorb but one refracts

• When all absorb and all reflect

• when all absorb but one reflects.