EMS review

Electromagnetic radiation with the lowest energy

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• radio waves

Wavelength associated with low energy

• ultraviolet radiation

• short wavelength

• long wavelength

• gamma rays

Electromagnetic radiation with the highest energy

• ultraviolet radiation

• microwaves

• radiowaves

• gamma rays

the number of wavelengths that go by over a certain period of time

• frequency

• period

• wavelength

• amplitude

height of the wave

• frequency

• period

• wavelength

• amplitude

the full distance a wave travels

• frequency

• period

• wavelength

• amplitude

As the energy of a wave increases, what happens to its wavelength?

• gets shorter

• gets longer

• stays the same

Which color of the visible light spectrum below has the longest wavelength?

• blue

• red

• yellow

Which color of light has the greatest energy?

• red

• violet

• yellow

Which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

• infrared waves

• radio waves

• ultraviolet rays