EM Spectrum Applications

How much of the EM spectrum is made up of visible light?

• a very small portion

• about half

• a very large portion

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Which of the following has wavelengths LONGER than visible light?

• Radio

• Ultraviolet

• X Ray

• Gamma ray

Which of the following has wavelengths SHORTER than visible light?

• X rays

• Infrared

• Microwave

• Radio

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As wavelength decreases, frequency ______.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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High frequency waves are high energy waves. Which type of wave has the MOST energy?

• Gamma ray

• X ray

• Infrared

• Radio

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High frequency waves are high energy waves. Which type of wave has the LEAST energy?

• Ultraviolet

• Visible light

• Infrared

• Radio

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Which color of visible light has the MOST energy?

• Red

• Orange

• Yellow

• Violet

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Which color of visible light has the LEAST energy?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• Violet

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Which type of radiation comes from cool clouds of gas around newly formed stars (temperature around 10K)?

• Ultraviolet

• Gamma ray

• Radio

• Infrared

Which type of telescope could be used to detect hot gas in clusters of galaxies (temperature = 10,000,000 K)?

• Ultraviolet

• X ray

• Radio

• Infrared

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