Light and EM Spectrum

Light is a form of 

• energy
• radiation
• reflection

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What does reflection mean?

• Soaks up light

• Passes through

• light bounces off

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What does refract mean?

• To shrink
• To bend
• To widen
• To enlarge

The type of wave that can travel through either matter or empty space:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

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Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 

• Radio Waves
• Infrared Rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays

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Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye? 

• ultraviolet light
• visible light
• infrared light
• x-rays

If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy? 

• Energy is higher.
• Energy is lower. 
• Energy is not dependent on wavelength. 
• energy is cancelled out

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