EM Spectrum and Characteristics of Light

Light is a KIND of ENERGY.

• True
• False

All light has a SOURCE, or something it comes from. 

• True
• False

What happens when light hits an object?

• Some of the light move throughs the object (transmission)

• Some of the light gets absorbed by the object

• Some of the light bounces (reflects)

• ALL of them.

Light can pass through objects.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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___________ is when light BENDS or CHANGES direction.

• Reflection
• Refraction

Which wavelength can humans see?

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

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Which has the highest frequency?

• Gamma Rays

• Visible Light

• Microwaves

• Radiowaves

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

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

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Frequency and energy are _________ proportional.

• directly

• inversely

• not

Select the correct order of waves on the EM spectrum from lowest to highest energy

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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