Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)

_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 

• x-rays
• gamma rays
• infrared rays
• visible light

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

• Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
• Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
• Yellow, Blue, Orange, Violet, Red

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Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum

• 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

If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes

• Increases
• Decreases
• Energy level doesn't change
• We never talked about it

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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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_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.

• microwaves
• radio waves
• gamma rays
• ultraviolet

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An argon ion laser emits light at 488 nm. What is the frequency of this radiation?

• 4.07 x 10^-19 Hz
• 6.14 x 10^14 Hz
• 1.46 x 10^2 Hz
• 2.05 x 10^ 6 Hz

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If an AM radio station broadcasts at 995 kHz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?

• 6.59 x 10^-28 m
• 1.01 x 10^-6 m
• 3.32 x 10^-3 m
• 301 m

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A microwave oven emits radiation at a wavelength of 0.500 cm. What is the frequency of this radiation?

• 6.67 x 10^-7 Hz
• 2.00 Hz
• 1.50 x 10 ^ 6 Hz
• 6.00 x 10^10 Hz

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