Analyzing Light

A light year is...

• The speed light travels
• How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
• The distance light can travel in a year
• How many years it takes light to be emitted

What color has the shortest wavelength, or the highest frequency?

• yellow
• blue
• red
• violet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wavelength of visible light has the lowest energy?

• Red
• Yellow
• Orange
• Blue

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What gases are in the unknown mixture?

• Gas B & Gas D
• Gas C & Gas B
• Gas A & Gas D
• Gas D & Gas C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

which of these blackbody radiation curves is peaking in the UV part of the spectrum?

• a

• b

• c

which of these blackbody radiation curves is created by the object with the highest energy?

• a

• b

• c

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1