Final Practice Exam

Select the correct order of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum

• Radio, Micro, IR, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

• Gamma, X-ray, UV, Vis, IR, Radio, Micro

• Vis, Micro, IR, UV, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

• Micro, Radio, Vis, IR, UV, X-ray, Gamma

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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Which section of the electromagnetic 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

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

• gamma ray
• infrared wave
• visible light wave
• microwave

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

• increases.
• decreases.
• stays the same.

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Which statement is correct when comparing infrared waves to X-rays

• X-rays have a longer wavelength, higher frequency and less energy that Infrared waves

• Infrared waves have a longer wavelength, higher frequency and less energy than X-rays

• Infrared waves have a shorter wavelength, lower frequency and greater energy X-rays

• X-rays have a shorter wavelength, higher frequency and greater energy than Infrared waves

What is Wavelength measured in?

• meters
• Hz
• seconds
• Joules

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What is frequency measured in?

• meters 
• joules
• Hz 

Determine the wavelength of this wave?

• 1m
• 2m
• 3m
• 4m

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