Pretest: Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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

• A
• B
• C
• None (same speed)

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Radio
• Microwave
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• red
• yellow
• green
• blue

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The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What do radio and television transmitters emit?

• Light

• Sound

• Heat

• Radio Waves

• Ultraviolet waves

Are used in an airport scanner

• Ultrasound

• Light

• X ray

• Ultraviolet rays

• Radio Waves

The highest parts of a transverse wave are called ____________. 

• Troughs
• Crests
• Nodes
• Wavelengths 

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's ___________. 

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Speed 

Frequency is measure in units called __________. 

• Amps
• Hertz
• Nodes
• Antinodes