Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

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Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

• Infrared rays
• ultraviolet rays
• microwaves

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Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays

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Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays
• x-rays
• gamma rays

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For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

• It also decrease
• It stays the same
• It increases

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion
• a very l;arge portion
• about half

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Infrared waves
• Radio waves
• Visible light

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

• true
• false

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

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

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