EM Waves (Post) Pt. 1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 

• They transmit energy instead of matter 

• They can travel through a vacuum 

• They can change direction by reflection 

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

• varying

• long

• the same

• short

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All electromagnetic waves have the same...

• frequency

• speed

• wavelength

• energy

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EM waves have the same speed but different:

• frequency & medium 

• wavelength & frequency

• medium & wavelength

• color & medium

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Which EM Wave is in the center of the EM Spectrum?

• Radio waves

• Microwaves

• X-rays

• Visible Light

What type of waves are EM Waves?

• ocean

• compression

• transverse

• longitudinal

To calculate the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, you need to know the speed of the wave and its

• wavelength.

• intensity.

• refraction.

• amplitude.

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The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called

• visible light.

• radio waves.

• the electromagnetic spectrum.

• invisible radiation.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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