Em Spectrum

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true
• false

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 

• 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 has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays

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

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

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

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

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 

• Radio Waves
• Infrared Rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays

The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 

• wavelength
• speed
• amplitude
• light

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through a vacuum 
• They can change direction by reflection