Electromagnetic Waves

The waves with the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum are...

• X-rays

• Infrared waves

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

Electromagnetic waves vary in...

• The way they reflect.

• The speed they travel in a vacuum.

• Wavelength and frequency.

• The orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.

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Which of the following occurs as a light wave bends when it passes from on medium to another?

• constructive interference

• refraction

• reflection

• destructive interference

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Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than...

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• X-rays

• Ultraviolet rays

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Which type of wave can cause your skin to age prematurely?

• Ultraviolet waves

• radio waves

• X-rays

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Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?

• red
• yellow
• green
• blue

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The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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Visible light can be separated into various colors to form a (an) __________. 

• Spectrum
• Thermogram
• MRI
• X-Ray Picture 

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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