The Electromagnetic Spectrum Quiz

A radio station transmits to a receiving antenna. The radio wave sent is a ______________________.

• Sound wave

• Torsional wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

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Sound waves CANNOT carry energy through ___________________.

• Air

• Water

• Vacuum (empty space)

• Mirror

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Jose' and Lisa are watching their friends play basketball. They SEE the ball hit the backboard BEFORE they HEAR the ball hit the backboard. What would account for this slight delay?

• Light travels FASTER than sound.

• Light ha to travel FARTHER.

• Sound travels FASTER than light.

• Sound had to travel FARTHER.

• Wave A has a higher frequency than Wave B.

• Wave A has a lower frequency than Wave B.

• Wave A has a higher amplitude than Wave B.

• Wave A has a lower amplitude than Wave B.

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Sound reaches our ears because sound makes air particles _____________________.

• Cool down

• Heat up

• Vibrate

• Slow down

• String 4 because it is the longest.

• String 3 because it is centered over the hole.

• String 2 because it is the thickest.

• String 1 because it is the shortest.

• Bell 4

• Bell3

• Bell 2

• Bell 1

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What property of the electromagnetic spectrum waves makes it possible to use these waves to transmit information between a space shuttle and NASA mission control centers on the ground?

• Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves.

• Electromagnetic waves make a sound.

• Electromagnetic waves are all visible to the human eye.

• Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum (empty space).

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Trough

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• Microwaves

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

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