Electromagnetic Spectrum and Nuclear Energy

What is the trough of a wave?

• A) The highest point on a wave

• B) The point where the wave begins

• C) The point where the wave ends

• D) The lowest point on a wave

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What is wavelength?

• A) The speed of a wave

• B) The energy of a wave

• C) The distance between successive crests or troughs

• D) The time it takes for a wave to complete one cycle

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What is frequency in the context of waves?

• A) The speed of a wave

• B) The energy of a wave

• C) The distance a wave travels in a given time

• D) The number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time

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Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

• Ultraviolet

• X-ray

• Radio waves

• Gamma rays

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Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of X-rays?

• Seeing inside organisms

• Airport security

• Measuring the distance of stars

• Dentist office

Gamma rays have the highest what?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Speed

• Temperature

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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

Which color has the longest wavelength?

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Purple

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The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:

• frequency
• amplitud
• wavelength
• hertz

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