IGCSE Electromagnetic Waves Coordinated Physics

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

• 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

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

• gamma ray

• infrared wave

• visible light wave

• microwave

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

Which letter indicates X-rays?

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

Which letter indicates infrared rays?

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

Which list places the electromagnetic energies in order from most energy to least energy?

• X-ray, Radio, Visible

• Ultraviolet, Inferred, Radio

• Radio, Visible, Gamma

• Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray

Which of the following statements can be concluded from the table?

• X-Ray waves have a lower frequency than infrared waves.

• Microwaves have a smaller wavelength than visible light.

• The speed of all electromagnetic waves are equal.

• The frequency and wavelengths are equal for each type of radiation.

Used in medical technology specifically in generating images of lungs and bone fractures

• infrared

• visible light

• ultraviolet

• x-ray

EM waves in which our eyes are sensitive to

• infrared

• light

• ultraviolet

• gamma ray

Helpful in military night vision goggles

• radio wave

• microwave

• infrared

• light