Middle School Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Microwaves
• Gamma Rays

Which type of visible light has the highest energy?

• Red
• Yellow
• Green
• Violet

Which type of radiation has a frequency closest to 10⁵?

• Radio
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet
• X-Ray

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength near 10^-8?

• Microwave
• Infrared
• Visible
• Ultraviolet

Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?

• Radio Waves
• Infrared
• Visible
• X-Rays

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength near 10^-5?

• Radio
• Microwave
• Infrared
• Visible 

What wavelength of light can the human eye perceive? 

• 10³
• 10^-6
• 10^-10
• 10¹³

Which type of radio wave has a larger wavelength?

• FM
• AM

Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave.  It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.

• radio wave
• tv wave
• Gamma wave
• ultra violet

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

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