The Electromagnetic Spectrum

As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength?

• It stays the same

• It decreases

• It increases

• It doubles

How would 3 x 10^-4 be written as a decimal?

• 0.0003

• 0.003

• 0.004

• .00003

Which color has the longest wavelength?

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Purple

What is the color of visible light determined by?

• Amplitude

• Speed

• Frequency

• Sound

In which list are forms of electromagnetic energy arranged in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

• Microwave -> Radio wave -> Infrared rays

• Visible light -> x-ray -> radio wave

• Microwave -> infrared -> visibile light

• Infrared -> radio wave -> ultraviolet

Which of the following would have the highest frequency?

• Gamma rays

• The color red

• X-rays

• UV rays

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

• The color yellow

• The color blue

• The color indigo

• The color orange

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

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

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

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