Electromagnetic Spectrum Quick check

Electromagnetic waves vary in

• the speed they travel in a vacuum.

• wavelength and frequency.

• the way they reflect.

• the orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.

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Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than

• Ultraviolet ray.

• X-rays.

• radar waves.

• gamma rays

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The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called

• visible light.

• radio waves.

• the electromagnetic spectrum.

• invisible radiation.

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The waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum are

• Infrared rays.

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• X-rays

The visible light spectrum ranges between

• radar waves and X-rays.

• television waves and infrared rays.

• infrared rays and ultraviolet rays.

• ultraviolet rays and gamma rays.

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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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What are electromagnetic waves?

• sound waves
• electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly
• Someone's name
• things like longitudinal waves

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This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer. 

• microwaves
• ultraviolet ray
• radio
• infrared

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This type of EM wave shows a break in bones.

• gamma ray
• x-ray
• brokenometer
• radio wave

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