Quiz about Electromagnetic Spectrum, Waves and Light Behavior-SSA Review

Question 1

What electromagnetic wave . has . the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies?

Accepted Answer

Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

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Radio Waves

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X Rays

Question 2

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

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decreases

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increase

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stays the same

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becomes faster

Question 3

What electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

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Radio Waves

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Microwaves

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Ultraviolet Rays

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Infrared Waves

Question 4

The human eye is only capable of seeing which electromagnetic wave?

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Visible Light

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Infrared Light

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Ultraviolet Light

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All of the above

Question 5

What electromagnetic wave do humans emit as heat energy?

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infrared light

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ultraviolet light

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visible light

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microwaves

Question 6

Which of the following is correct in order from lowest to highest energy?

Accepted Answer

Microwave, Visible Light, Gamma Rays

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X Rays, Visible Light, Microwave

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Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Gamma-Rays

Question 7

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

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radio waves

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visible light

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ultraviolet waves

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gamma rays

Question 8

The color blue has more energy than the color red.

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True

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False

Question 9

Radio waves, visible light, and x rays are examples of electromagnetic waves that always differ from each other in

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wavelength

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amplitude

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intensity

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temperature

Question 10

What wave helps the skin make Vitamin D and helps the body absorb calcium?

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet Rays

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Infrared

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Visible light

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Microwave

Question 11

This type of electromagnetic wave has different colors of light that all have different wavelengths.

Accepted Answer

Visible Light

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Gamma Rays

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Microwaves

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Infrared

Question 12

This type of electromagnetic wave can be used to see inside luggage at an airport or in hospitals to see your bones.

Accepted Answer

X Rays

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

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Infrared Rays

Question 13

This type of electromagnetic wave has the most energy and therefore can be very dangerous.

Accepted Answer

Gamma Rays

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Microwaves

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Radio Waves

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X Rays

Question 14

Which of the following has the electromagnetic waves going from least amount of energy to most amount of energy?

Accepted Answer

Radio Waves, Infrared, X Rays

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Gamma, Infrared, Microwaves

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Microwaves, Radio, X Rays

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Visible Light, Infrared, Microwaves

Question 15

Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

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microwaves

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UV rays

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Infrared

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Gamma rays

Question 16

Which of the following has the most energy?

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Blue

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Red

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Green

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Yellow

Question 17

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

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The color orange

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The color yellow

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The color blue

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The color indigo

Question 18

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

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The color violet

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The color blue

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The color orange

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The color yellow

Question 19

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

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true

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false

Question 20

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

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low, low

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high, low

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high, high

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low, high

Question 21

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

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short

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varying

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long

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the same

Question 22

The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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frequency

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amplitud

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hertz

Question 23

The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

Question 24

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

Question 25

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

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Wave

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Mass

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Current

Question 26

Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?

Accepted Answer

x-rays

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gamma rays

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ultraviolet rays

Question 27

What is a repeating pattern that can transfer energy?

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Wave

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Motif

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Prism

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Radio

Question 28

These waves make water molecules vibrate and warm up.

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Microwaves

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Gamma

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Radio

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Ultraviolet

Question 29

These high-energy waves are given off by radioactive materials.

Accepted Answer

Gamma

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Microwaves

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Radio

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Ultraviolet

Question 30

These waves are used to send signals, including WiFi and text messages.

Accepted Answer

Radio

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Gamma

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Microwaves

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Ultraviolet

Question 31

These waves from the sun cause sunburn.

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet

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Gamma

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Microwaves

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Radio

Question 32

Which letter is an example of reflection?

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A

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B

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C

Question 33

What is reflection?

Accepted Answer

Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.

Question 34

What is this called?

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refraction

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reflection

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reconstroction

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retraction

Question 35

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space.

Accepted Answer

sound

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light

Question 36

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space.

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light

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sound

Question 37

Light is a form of

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energy

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radiation

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reflection

Question 38

What does refract mean?

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To bend

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To shrink

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To widen

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To enlarge

Question 39

What is a vacuum?

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A space with NO matter at all present

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A space with only air in it

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A machine you use to do your chores

Question 40

The bending of waves around a barrier.

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diffraction

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refraction

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resonance

Question 41

What causes the light to refract as it passes from air to water?

Accepted Answer

a change in speed of the light

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a change in temperature of the light

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a change in illumination of the light

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a change in brightness of the light

Question 42

What does light travel fastest in?

Accepted Answer

vacuum

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solid

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liqid

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gas

Question 43

What does light travel faster in?

Accepted Answer

gas

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solid

Answer

liquid

Question 44

What does light travel slower in?

Accepted Answer

solid

Answer

liquid

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