Quiz #2 - Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

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Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays
• x-rays
• gamma rays

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For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

• It also decrease
• It stays the same
• It increases

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion
• a very l;arge portion
• about half

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Infrared waves
• Radio waves
• Visible light

Which type of waves must have a medium in order to travel?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

Which type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

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All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

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Waves are categorized by:
*whether or not they require a medium to move through (EM vs mechanical) OR
*how the particles move in relation to the movement of the wave (transverse vs longitudinal).
A wave that requires a medium to move through is called a
(NOTE: Take time to study the chart before answering.)

• longitudinal wave
• transverse wave
• electromagnetic wave
• mechanical wave

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A sound wave is an example of what type of wave?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

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