Astronomy Today Chapter 3 Radiation Review

Radiation is

• any way in which energy is transferred through space

• rapidly fluctuating energy

• the way energy is transferred from place to place

• the number of waves passing any single point

Visible light is

• the particular type of electromagnetic interference that is available in the atmosphere

• the way in which energy is transferred

• the particular type of electromagnetic radiation to which human eyes are sensitive

• total energy emission times temperature

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Which is the type of invisible electromagnetic radiation?

• radio waves

• infrared waves

• ultraviolet waves

• all of the above

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The number of meters needed for a wave to repeat itself at some point in space is called

• wave period

• wave amplitude

• wavelength

• wave frequency

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Which diagram has the highest frequency?

• A

• B

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All electromagnetic waves move at a specific speed

• Speed of sound

• Speed of light

• Speed of waves

• Speed of radiation

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What are the colors of the visible light spectrum?

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass
• Wave
• Current

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Which color has the longest waves?

• red

• orange

• yellow

• green

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Which color has the highest frequency?

• green

• blue

• red

• yellow

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