Electromagnetic Spectrum Review

Which of the following can the human eye not see?

• infrared light

• red light

• orange light

• violet light

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When you take a selfie with your cell phone, there is a sensor with pixels designed to detect red light, green light, and blue light. Together, these pixels can make up a full color image. What form of electromagnetic radiation is your cell phone camera design to detect?

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

• X-rays

• Gamma Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Which of the following choices lists the colors of visible light (by initial) in order of longest wavelength to shortest?

• ROYGBIV

• VIBGYOB

• GXUVIMR

• RMIVUXG

Thermographic cameras can see warm objects as glowing. Thermographic cameras detect which form of radiation?

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

• Microwaves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of radiation is used to treat cancer?

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• x-ray

• gamma

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the lowest energy electromagnetic wavelength?

• gamma

• radio

• infrared

• visible light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What happens as a wavelength gets longer?

• frequency and energy increase

• frequency and energy decrease

• frequency increases and energy decreases

• frequency decreases and energy increases

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What happens to wavelength as the frequency of a wave increases?

• increase

• stays the same

• decreases

• becomes faster

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

• Microwaves

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Infrared Waves

• Radio Waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What electromagnetic wave do humans emit as heat energy?

• infrared light

• ultraviolet light

• visible light

• microwaves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1