Electromagnetic Spectrum

What type of electromagnetic wave has a higher frequency than visible light and a larger wavelength than x-rays

• Infrared

• Gamma

• visible

• Ultraviolet

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Select all of the electromagnetic waves below that have longer wavelengths than Visible light.

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

• X ray

• Microwaves

What type of electromagnetic wave has a higher frequency than visible light and a larger wavelength than x-rays

• Infrared

• Gamma

• visible

• Ultraviolet

What type of wave has the largest wavelength and the lowest frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Radio

• Micro

• Gamma

• X ray

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In the visible light waves what color has the highest frequency electromagnetic waves?

• Red

• Violet

• Green

• Yellow

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________________ have the highest energy and shortest wavelength of all electromagnetic waves.

• Gamma

• X Ray

• Radio

• Microwaves

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As the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave gets LONGER, the frequency gets ____________.

• Lower

• Higher

• does not change

• doubles

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Which wavelengths of the EM spectrum are dangerous to life?

• radio, micro and gamma

• gamma, infrared, and UV

• Infrared, UV and X Rays

• UV, X rays and Gamma

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How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through empty space
• They can change direction by reflection 

Electromagnetic waves that you can see

• radio waves

• visible light

• x-rays

• ultraviolet rays