EM Spectrum & Colors of Light

Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave.  It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.

• radio wave
• tv wave
• Gamma wave
• ultra violet

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Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye? 

• ultraviolet light
• visible light
• infrared light
• x-rays

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If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy? 

• Energy is higher.
• Energy is lower. 
• Energy is not dependent on wavelength. 
• energy is cancelled out

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 

• ultraviolet light
• x-rays
• gamma rays
• infrared rays

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

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

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The distance between one point of a wave to the same point on the next wave.

• frequency
• wavelength
• amplitude
• crest

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Waves that require a medium to travel through.

• electromagnetic
• mechanical

The highest point of  a transverse wave

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

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The lowest point of  a transverse wave

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

The type of wave that DOES NOT need a medium to travel through

• mechanical
• electromagnetic