Electromagnetic Radiation and Telescopes

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

• 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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

• gamma ray

• infrared wave

• visible light wave

• microwave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which letter indicates X-rays?

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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Which letter indicates infrared rays?

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which list places the electromagnetic energies in order from most energy to least energy?

• X-ray, Radio, Visible

• Ultraviolet, Inferred, Radio

• Radio, Visible, Gamma

• Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Which of the following statements can be concluded from the table?

• X-Ray waves have a lower frequency than infrared waves.

• Microwaves have a smaller wavelength than visible light.

• The speed of all electromagnetic waves are equal.

• The frequency and wavelengths are equal for each type of radiation.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A gamma ray photon and a microwave photon are traveling in a vacuum. Compared to the wavelength and energy of the gamma ray photon, the microwave photon has a -----?

• shorter wavelength and less energy

• shorter wavelength and more energy

• longer wavelength and less energy

• longer wavelength and more energy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Earth’s atmosphere blocks short wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which telescopes must be placed in orbit around Earth in order to observe short-wavelength radiation?

• Gamma-ray telescopes

• Visible-light telescopes

• Infrared telescopes

• Radio telescopes

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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