Electromagnetic Energy + Universe

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true
• false

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through empty space
• They can change direction by reflection 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

• gamma ray
• infrared wave
• visible light wave
• microwave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

• varying
• long
• the same
• short

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.

• violet
• red
• blue
• yellow

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

In ____shift, the galaxies appear _____ in color b/c they are moving away from us.

• blue; red
• red; red
• red; blue
• blue; blue

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2