Electromagnetic Waves at home

Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?

• Radio
• Microwave
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet

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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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This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum. 

• microwaves
• visible light
• x-rays
• gamma ray

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

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Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays
• x-rays
• gamma rays

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion
• a very l;arge portion
• about half

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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?

• X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays
• UV rays, visible light, x-rays
• infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves

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What types of waves do cell phones use?

• Radio waves
• Gamma Rays
• Microwaves 
• Ultraviolet Rays

Which waves can reach great distances (Waves go into atmosphere and reflect back to Earth so that can move around the curvature of Earth)? 

• FM
• AM
• Radio 
• Microwaves 

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