Electromagnetic Spectrum

All types of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum are considered "electromagnetic."

What does this mean?

• They can travel through empty space

• The must travel through a medium

• They have current electricity running through them

• They could all turn on a lightbulb

What do all waves in the electromagnetic spectrum have in common? Choose all that apply.

• They can all travel through empty space

• They all have the same wavelength

• They all carry the same amount of energy

• They are all visible forms of light

• They are all considered light waves

How do all waves in the electromagnetic spectrum differ? Choose all that apply.

• Some can travel faster than others

• Some have longer wavelengths compared to others

• Some carry different amounts of energy

• Some are visible, some are not

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the entire range of light that can be detected by the human eye? 

• ultraviolet light
• visible light
• infrared light
• x-rays

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Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy? 

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy?

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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

• frequency
• amplitude

• wavelength
• compression

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Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 10^-10m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

• Radio wave

• Infrared ray

• X-ray

• Gamma Ray

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Which type of electromagnetic wave travels fastest through a vacuum?

• radio

• gamma rays

• visible light

• They all travel at the same speed.

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