EMR Quiz

What is the distance from the peak of one wave to the next peak?

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Period
• Wavelength

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Period
• Wavelength

These high-energy waves are given off by radioactive objects.

• Gamma
• Microwaves
• Radio
• Ultraviolet

These waves make water molecules vibrate and warm up.

• Gamma
• Microwaves
• Radio
• Ultraviolet

The energy of waves _______ as the wavelength gets shorter.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Used for medical imaging to diagnose health issues in bones and teeth

• visible light

• ultraviolet rays

• x-rays

• gamma rays

Both X-rays and gamma rays have higher frequencies than ultraviolet rays.

• True

• False

Reorder the following from shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength.

• gamma waves

• ultraviolet waves

• x-rays

• infrared rays

• visible light

Which has more energy?

• radio/tv waves

• infrared

Which has a higher frequency?

• visible light

• ultraviolet rays