Quiz about Electromagnetic Spectrum and Wave Communication

Question 1

All electromagnetic waves have the same...

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speed

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frequency

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wavelength

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energy

Question 2

_______ waves carry the greatest amount of energy.

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gamma rays

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x-rays

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infrared rays

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visible light

Question 3

Put the visible light colors in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength

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Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

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Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

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Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Question 4

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

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low, low

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high, low

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high, high

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low, high

Question 5

What type of wave is pictured?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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Light

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Standing

Question 6

Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?

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Ultraviolet radiation

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Infrared radiation

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Radio waves

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X-rays

Question 7

Which rays can be felt as heat?

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Infrared Radiation

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X-Rays

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Ultraviolet Radiation

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Microwaves

Question 8

________________ are waves used by Police Officers to test the speed of your car with RADAR.

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Microwaves

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Ultraviolet

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Infrared

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Radio

Question 9

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

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Gamma

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Penicillin

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Radio

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Infrared

Question 10

The green arrow on the image is measuring the _________________________. _{(click text to see image)}

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amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Question 11

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

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Only a small part

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All of it

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None of it

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Most of it

Question 12

What is a wave called in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling

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B. transverse wave

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A. surface wave

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C. electromagnetic  wave

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D. longitudinal wave

Question 13

What do we call the top of a transverse wave?

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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frequency

Question 14

The distance between which two letters is a wavelength?

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A-A

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C-A

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A-D

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A-B

Question 15

What kind of wave is this?

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Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

Question 16

What kind of wave is this?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

Question 17

What kind of wave is this?

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

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Compression

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Rarefraction

Question 18

1. What portion of the EM Spectrum is used for cellular phones, satellite, and wireless LAN communications?

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B. Microwaves

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A. Radio waves

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C. Infrared

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D. none of the above

Question 19

2. Microwave radiation improves communication technology. Which of the following descriptions is a result of this improvement?

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C. Increase the demand of digital wireless system.

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A. Increase the use of wireless mobile telephony.

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B. Increase the risk of having cancer.

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D. Increase the chance of having birth defects

Question 20

3. When a police officer uses radar for speed control, the officer is using what kind of electromagnetic waves?

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A. radio waves

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B. gamma rays

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C. ultraviolet rays

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D. X-rays

Question 21

5. Broadcasting stations can send their signals around the world using

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B. television satellites

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A. cellular telephones.

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C. pagers.

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D. Global Positioning System.

Question 22

5. Global Positioning System signals can tell you

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B. your exact location on Earth.

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A. what television station you are tuned to.

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C. how many satellite orbiting a message

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D.

who is sending a message to your pager.

Question 23

7. How do signals travel through optical fibers?

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C. As infra-red radiation

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A. As microwaves

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B. As radio waves

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D. As gamma radiation

Question 24

8. An advantage of wireless communications over wired communications is:

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A. Wireless signals can be blocked by walls.

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B. Wireless devices can be portable.

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C. Wireless devices must be in range of a transmitter.

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D. Wireless signals cannot be blocked by walls

Question 25

8. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?

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C. infrared

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A.gamma rays

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B. radio waves

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D. visible light.

Question 26

9. Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used when mobile phones communicate with their base stations?

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A. Radio waves

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B. Microwaves

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C. Infrared radiation

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D. Ultraviolet radiation

Question 27

10.Which electromagnetic waves carries more energy than the others?

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C. UV radiation

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A. microwaves

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B. radiowaves

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D. visible light

Question 28

The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.

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violet

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red

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blue

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yellow

Question 29

This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.

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x-rays

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microwaves

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visible light

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gamma ray

Question 30

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.

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higher

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lower

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neither, stays the same

Question 31

The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

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lower

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higher

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neither, stays the same

Question 32

Wavelength and Frequency are related in that...

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when one increases, the other decreases (inversely proportional)

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they are always the same

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there is no correlation

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they both vary in an irregular pattern

Question 33

High frequency in EM waves equals

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high energy and short wavelength

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high energy and long wavelength

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low energy and short wavelength

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low energy and long wavelength

Question 34

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

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Radio

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Microwave

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Infrared

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Ultraviolet

Question 35

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

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blue

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red

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yellow

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green

Question 36

Electromagnetic waves vary in

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wavelength and frequency.

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the speed they travel in a vacuum.

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the way they reflect.

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the orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.

Question 37

Utilized in treating cancer, the radiotherapy

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gamma ray

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x-ray

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visible light

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microwave

Question 38

Plays important role in wireless communication

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microwave

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ultraviolet

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visible light

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infrared

Question 39

Helpful in military night vision goggles

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infrared

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radio wave

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microwave

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light

Question 40

Used in medical technology specifically in generating images of lungs and bone fractures

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x-ray

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infrared

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visible light

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ultraviolet

Electromagnetic Spectrum and Wave Communication

40 questions

All electromagnetic waves have the same...

_______ waves carry the greatest amount of energy.

Put the visible light colors in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength

A wave with a large wavelength will have a __ frequency and _ energy

What type of wave is pictured?

Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?

Which rays can be felt as heat?

________________ are waves used by Police Officers to test the speed of your car with RADAR.

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

The green arrow on the image is measuring the _________________________. _{(click text to see image)}

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Electromagnetic Spectrum and Wave Communication

40 questions

All electromagnetic waves have the same...

_______ waves carry the greatest amount of energy.

Put the visible light colors in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength

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

What type of wave is pictured?

Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?

Which rays can be felt as heat?

________________ are waves used by Police Officers to test the speed of your car with RADAR.

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

The green arrow on the image is measuring the _________________________. (click text to see image)

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A wave with a large wavelength will have a __ frequency and _ energy

The green arrow on the image is measuring the _________________________. _{(click text to see image)}