The Electromagnetic Spectrum (F)

EM waves used to broadcast television signals

• radio waves

• infrared

• x rays

The electromagnetic spectrum is the entire range of

• colors of visible light

• ultraviolet light.

• EM waves.

EM waves used to treat some forms of cancer

• microwaves
• gamma waves
• ultraviolet
• infrared

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EM waves used in security scanning devices in airports

• ultraviolet
• x rays
• radio waves
• infrared

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EM waves that make an object feel warmer

• visible light
• red light
• infrared waves
• ultraviolet

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The human eye is only capable of seeing which electromagnetic wave?

• Infrared Light

• Ultraviolet Light

• Visible Light

Are electromagnetic waves transverse or longitudinal?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

Select two properties common to all electromagnetic waves

• Same speed in a vacuum

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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