Electromagnetic Spectrum Lesson Review

Waves that have an electric and magnetic field

• Longitudinal wave

• compressional wave

• electromagnetic wave

• sound wave

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Where can electromagnetic waves travel?

• empty space or matter

• matter only

• empty space only

• only on the moon

All the electromagnetic wave wavelengths make up the _______________ ______________________.

• visible light spectrum

• total spectrum

• electromagnetic spectrum

• vision spectrum

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How fast do light wave travel

• 300,000,000 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 767 m/h

• mock 1

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The longest wavelength of the EM spectrum are

• radio waves

• microwaves

• gamma rays

• UV light

The color light that has the lowest energy, lowest frequency, and longest wavelength is

• red

• orange

• green

• violet

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The sun's energy travels to Earth through empty space as

• EM radiation

• sound waves

• longitudinal waves

• seismic waves

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Which wavelengths have higher energy and therefore can damage living tissue?

• radio waves and microwaves

• UV light, x-rays, and gamma rays

• visible light, microwaves, and infrared light

• visible light

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The type of wave with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency.  This type of wave is extremely harmful.

• radio
• infrared
• gamma
• x ray

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Visible light has a higher frequency, higher energy, and shorter wavelength than

• infrared rays

• x-rays

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet rays

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