Quiz about Electromagnetic Spectrum Review

Question 1

Identify the part of the wave.

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amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Question 2

Identify the part of the wave.

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crest

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wavelength

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trough

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amplitude

Question 3

Identify the part of the wave.

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

Question 4

Identify the part of the wave.

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trough

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wavelength

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crest

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amplitude

Question 5

What type of waves are electromagnetic waves?

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transverse

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longitudinal

Question 6

What type of waves are found at  letter A?

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Infrared

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Visible

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Ultraviolet

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X-rays

Question 7

What type of waves are found at  letter B?

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Visible

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Infrared

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Ultraviolet

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X-rays

Question 8

What type of waves are found at  letter C?

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Ultraviolet

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Infrared

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Visible

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X-rays

Question 9

What type of waves are found at  letter D?

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X-rays

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Infrared

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Visible

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Ultraviolet

Question 10

Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum have a higher frequency than visible light?

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Ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays

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Infrared, microwaves, and radio waves

Question 11

Which type of wave has the highest frequency?

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Gamma

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Radio

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Visible

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Infrared

Question 12

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be seen by the human eye?

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Visible

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Gamma

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Radio

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Infrared

Question 13

How are cell phone signals transmitted?

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Microwaves

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Radio waves

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Infrared waves

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Ultraviolet waves

Question 14

What type of waves do televisions use to transmit signals?

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Radio waves

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Microwaves

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Infrared waves

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Ultraviolet waves

Question 15

What is the unit used to measure frequency?

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hertz

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decibels

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amplitude

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crest

Question 16

Which type of waves are used for medical imaging?

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X-rays

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Radio waves

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Visible

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Ultraviolet

Question 17

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

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low, low

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high, low

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high, high

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low, high

Question 18

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

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Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 19

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

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Radio Waves

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

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Infrared rays

Question 20

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

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Gamma Rays

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Radio waves

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

Question 21

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

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Visible Light

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X-rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

Question 22

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

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

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

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

Question 23

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?

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Infrared Rays

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Radio Waves

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Visible Light

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Gamma Rays

Question 24

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?

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They can travel through a vacuum

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They have very short wavelengths

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They transmit energy instead of matter

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They can change direction by reflection

Question 25

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

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increases.

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decreases.

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stays the same.

Question 26

EM waves are always____________

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Transverse

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Compression

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Longitudinal

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Seismic

Question 27

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

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Gamma

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Penicillin

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Radio

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Infrared

Question 28

What is the EMS?

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Range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves

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Method of measuring the distance from Earth to stars

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High frequency waves

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Black light

Question 29

Example Of A Radio Waves?

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Cellphone's,Remote Control.

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Heat Lamps.

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Microwaves,Satellites

Question 30

Ultra Violet?

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Can Carry more Energy than Visible Light and Shorter Wavelengths,Higher Frequency than Visible Light.

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Can carry more Energy than Visible light and Longer wavelengths, Lowest frequency.

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Can Carry more Energy than X-rays

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Can Carry more Energy than Gamma rays.

Question 31

Longest wavelength=______

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Red

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Purple

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Violet

Question 32

Shortest Wavelength=_____

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Violet

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Purple

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Red

Question 33

What type of wave is this?

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

Question 34

Distance from an 'x' to an 'x' is a________

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wavelength

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amplitude

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rarefaction

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compression

Question 35

What is represented by the blue lines?

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Wavelength

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Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

Question 36

What part is the arrow pointing to?

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Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 37

What part is the arrow pointing to?

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 38

What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?

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Frequency and amplitude

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Frequency and wavelength

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Amplitude and rest

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Wavelength and crest

Question 39

Which answer best explains what causes a wave?

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Vibrations

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Shaking

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Potential energy

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Light

Question 40

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 41

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 42

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 43

What is the amplitude of this wave?

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4

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8

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2

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6.3

Question 44

What is the wavelength of this wave?

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6.3

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4

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8

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3.3

Question 45

What is a wavelength?

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The distance from one wave crest to another

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How many waves pass a certain point

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The entire length of a wave

Question 46

When light hits the shirt in the picture, which color will bounce off?

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Violet

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Blue

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Indigo

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Orange

Question 47

When light hits a black object, like the one in the picture, what will happen to the different colors?

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All colors of light will be absorbed

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All colors of light will bounce off

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All colors of light pass through it

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None of the above

Question 48

On the EMS, which wave has the shortest wavelength?

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Gamma

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Radio

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Soft X-Rays

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Ultraviolet

Question 49

Which of the following has the correct order from shortest wave to longest?

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Indigo, Green, Yellow

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Red, orange, green

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Green, yellow, blue

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Violet, Green, Indigo

Question 50

What kind of wave is pictured below?

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transverse wave

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compressional wave

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sound wave

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mechanical wave

Question 51

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

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both mediums and empty space

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mediums

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empty space

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solely solids

Question 52

A wave carries...?

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energy only

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matter only

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energy and matter

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neither

Question 53

Which travels faster, light or sound?

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light

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sound

Question 54

A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

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energy

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matter

Question 55

If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?

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None (same speed)

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A

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B

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C

Question 56

Which type of light has the largest wavelength of this group?

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Microwave

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X-rays

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Infrared

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Ultraviolet

Question 57

Which type of light has the smallest frequency of this group?

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red

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yellow

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green

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blue

Question 58

This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the lowest energy.

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Violet

Question 59

This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.

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Violet

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

Question 60

This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the smallest wavelength.

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Violet

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

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