Concept 3.2-3.3 Unlimited Prac: EM Spectrum and Light

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

• gamma ray

• infrared wave

• radio waves

• microwave

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.
• decreases.
• stays the same.

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

• varying
• long
• the same
• short

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

• frequency
• amplitude

• wavelength
• hertz

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

• All of it
• None of it
• Most of it
• Only a small part

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The distance in a wave from the rest position or midline to a crest or trough is known as the _____________.

• amplitude

• wave height

• oscillation

• wavelength

Place the following waves from the electromagnetic spectrum in order from the longest wavelength on the left to the shortest wavelength on the right.

• X-rays

• Radio

• Visible Light

• Microwaves

• Gamma

Which electromagnetic waves are used to heat food and for cell phone communications?

• Infrared rays
• ultraviolet rays
• microwaves
• x-rays