Chapter 3 waves test

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are

• gamma rays
• x-rays
• infrared waves
• radio waves

which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:

• X-ray

• sound wave

• ultra violet rays

• microwaves

Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?

• Infrared radiation
• Ultraviolet radiation
• Radio waves
• X-rays

In visible light, which color has the longest wavelength?

• Red
• Violet
• Yellow
• Green

Which rays can be felt as heat?

• X-Rays
• Infrared Radiation
• Ultraviolet Radiation
• Microwaves

________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.

• Ultraviolet
• Infrared
• Radio
• Microwaves

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

• Penicillin
• Radio
• Infrared
• Gamma

Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.

• Never
• Cannot
• Can
• Wish they could

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

• wavelength
• crest
• trough
• amplitude