Electromagnetic Spectrum Quiz

What is the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves?

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Wavelength

• Refraction

• Reflection

Which type of electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths, highest frequencies, and highest energy?

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

What is the number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time called?

• Frequency

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Wavelength

Which type of electromagnetic waves have wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves?

• Infrared Waves

• Radio Waves

• Ultraviolet Waves

• Microwaves

What is the distance between any two corresponding points on a wave called?

• Wavelength

• Refraction

• Frequency

• Reflection

Which type of electromagnetic waves provide us with the visible light spectrum?

• Microwaves

• Ultraviolet Waves

• Infrared Waves

• Radio Waves

Which type of electromagnetic waves have wavelengths longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves?

• Radio Waves

• Microwaves

• Ultraviolet Waves

• Infrared Waves

Which type of electromagnetic waves have wavelengths longer than X-rays but shorter than visible light waves?

• Infrared Waves

• Ultraviolet Waves

• Radio Waves

• Microwaves

Which type of electromagnetic waves have wavelengths longer than gamma rays but shorter than ultraviolet waves?

• Infrared Waves

• X-Rays

• Ultraviolet Waves

• Radio Waves

What is the phenomenon of energy waves bending as they pass from one type of object to another called?

• Wavelength

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Refraction

• Reflection