EM Spectrum Review

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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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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Electromagnet waves transfer ____________ without matter.

• information

• energy

• x rays

• medium

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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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The distance between two crests or two troughs is defined as _________________

• medium

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

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True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true
• false

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

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

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Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

• 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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Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays