Brainpop! The Electromagnetic Spectrum

How are different types of radiation arranged along the electromagnetic spectrum?

• By how fast they travel

• By their sources

• By the amount of energy they carry

• By how radioactive they are

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Place the following types of EM radiation in order, from lowest energy to highest energy: A) Visible light; B) Gamma rays; C) Radio waves

• A, C, B

• C, A, B

• B, C, A

• C, B, A

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Which of the following transmits information using microwaves?

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Tim mentions that infrared radiation can be used to take special pictures called thermographs. "Graph" means "image." What can you infer about the prefix "thermo?"

• It means "light"

• It means "energy"

• It means "heat"

• It means "radio"

What might happen if the ozone layer did not block the sun's ultraviolet rays?

• Humans would be able to see in the ultraviolet range of the EM spectrum

• Devices that use electromagnetic radiation would no longer work

• The surface of the earth would be much hotter

• Rates of skin cancer would skyrocket

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Which word best describes gamma rays?

• weak

• destructive

• visible

• harmless

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What do all forms of electromagnetic radiation have in common?

• their strength

• their wavelength

• their speed

• their frequency

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What makes electromagnetic radiation?

• Electrons changing energy levels

• Electrons bonding with other atoms

• Electrons leaving the atomic nucleus

• Electrons becoming protons or neutrons

Energy in the electromagnetic spectrum can act like...

• waves only

• particles only

• waves or particles, it depends

• neither waves nor particles

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We get mostly visible and ____________ rays from the sun.

• ultraviolet

• gamma

• x-ray

• radio

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