5.1 Quiz #1 Practice

TRUE or FALSE: All type of electromagnetic waves (light) will travel at the same speed through any given medium.

• True

• False

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What is one advantage that space-based telescopes have over land-based telescopes?

• Space telescopes avoid the interference of Earth's atmosphere.

• Space telescopes aren't affected by Earth's gravity distorting the mirror.

• Space telescopes aren't affected by Earth's magnetic field affecting the telescopes.

• Space telescopes are cheaper to make and are easier for scientists to work with.

Definition of wavelength:

• The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the corresponding wave.

• The number or amount of waves that pass through a point every second.

• The height or depth or a wave's peak from its rest position.

• The range of all types of light.

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Definition of frequency:

• The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the corresponding wave.

• The number or amount of waves that pass through a point every second.

• The height or depth or a wave's peak from its rest position.

• The range of all types of light.

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Definition of Electromagnetic Spectrum:

• The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the corresponding wave.

• The number or amount of waves that pass through a point every second.

• The height or depth or a wave's peak from its rest position.

• The range of all types of light.

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Which type of light allows us to communicate with other people over long distances?

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Light

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet (UV) Light

• Gamma Rays

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Which type of light can we feel as heat?

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Light

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet (UV) Light

• Gamma Rays

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Which type of light can we see with our eyes?

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Light

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet (UV) Light

• Gamma Rays

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Which type of light can cause a sunburn?

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Light

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet (UV) Light

• Gamma Rays

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Which type of light carries the most energy of any photons and can come from lightning or thermonuclear reactions?

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Light

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet (UV) Light

• Gamma Rays

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