Electromagnetic Spectrum waves

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

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Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays

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Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays
• x-rays
• gamma rays

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For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

• It also decrease
• It stays the same
• It increases

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

• gamma rays
• x-rays
• ultraviolet rays

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Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?

• ultraviolet rays
• microwaves
• infrared rays

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

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

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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

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

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