Pentathlon Science Quiz 2021

What are the 2 things that make up light?

Electricity and Magnetism

• Electricity

• Magnetism

• Both

What is the speed of light?

• 299 792 458 miles per hour

• 300,000,000 miles per second

• 299 792 458 miles per second

The height of a wave is the

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

Distance between the tops of waves

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

These waves heat food

• Radio

• Gamma

• UV

• Infrared

• Microwaves

This type of light can kill bacteria and viruses and help bees find pollen

• radio

• ultra violet

• gamma rays

• microwaves

Which is the correct mnemonic to remember the colors in the electromagnetic spectrum

• BIVGROY

• GBIVROY

• ROYBIVG

• ROYGBIV

What kind of radiation do humans give off?

• gamma

• ultra violet

• thermal

Refraction telescopes use

• mirrors

• glass lenses

Reflection telescopes use

• mirrors

• glass lenses