PS.7 electromagnetic spectrum
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What best describes the type of waves emitted by the Sun’s rays?
The Sun’s rays are mechanical waves because they carry the greatest amount of energy.
The Sun’s rays are electromagnetic waves because they can travel through the vacuum of space.
The Sun’s rays are sound waves because they can travel through the vacuum of space.
The Sun’s rays are transverse waves because they cause the particles of space to compress together and transfer motion.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Driving on a foggy night can be difficult because the light from headlights of the car is —
absorbed and then scattered by the particles of water in the air
refracted and then absorbed by the particles of water in the air
reflected and then absorbed by the particles of water in the air
diffracted and then reflected by the particles of water in the air
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Light can sometimes be explained as a stream of tiny particles or packets of energy. These packets of energy are called—
neutrons
electrons
photons
protons
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed is called —
refraction
inference
diffraction
reflection
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which color of visible light has the highest frequency?
Red
Yellow
Violet
Blue
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which electromagnetic wave carries the most energy?
Ultraviolet rays
Gamma rays
Visible light
Radio waves
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The bending of a wave around the edge of a barrier is called—
diffraction
interference
refraction
reflection
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