Quiz about Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 1

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

Accepted Answer

gamma rays

Answer

microwaves

Answer

visible light

Question 2

Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

Accepted Answer

microwaves

Answer

Infrared rays

Answer

ultraviolet rays

Question 3

Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

Accepted Answer

radio waves

Answer

infrared rays

Answer

x-rays

Question 4

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

Accepted Answer

ultraviolet rays

Answer

x-rays

Answer

gamma rays

Question 5

For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

Accepted Answer

It increases

Answer

It also decrease

Answer

It stays the same

Question 6

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

Accepted Answer

only a small portion

Answer

a very large portion

Answer

about half

Question 7

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

Accepted Answer

Radio waves

Answer

Infrared waves

Answer

Visible light

Question 8

Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?

Accepted Answer

Gamma rays

Answer

X-rays

Answer

Ultraviolet rays

Question 9

The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

Accepted Answer

increasing frequency

Answer

increasing amplitutde

Answer

increasing wavelength

Question 10

Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?

Accepted Answer

x-rays

Answer

visible light

Answer

infrared rays

Question 11

Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?

Accepted Answer

x-rays

Answer

gamma rays

Answer

ultraviolet rays

Question 12

Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?

Accepted Answer

X-rays, visible light, radio waves

Answer

gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays

Answer

infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

Question 13

Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?

Accepted Answer

infrared rays

Answer

ultraviolet rays

Answer

microwaves

Question 14

Radar uses which type of electromagnetic waves to detect objects & measure their distance and speed?

Accepted Answer

microwaves

Answer

infrared rays

Answer

x-rays

Question 15

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Answer

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

Answer

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

Answer

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

Question 16

What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?

Accepted Answer

Radio

Answer

Gamma rays

Answer

Infrared

Answer

Visible light

Question 17

What waves have the lowest energy?

Accepted Answer

Radio waves

Answer

Gamma rays

Answer

Visible light waves

Answer

X rays

Question 18

Which color has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Red

Answer

Yellow

Answer

Green

Answer

Purple

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

low, low

Answer

high, low

Answer

high, high

Answer

low, high

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Answer

frequency

Answer

amplitud

Answer

hertz

Question 21

The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.

Accepted Answer

amplitude

Answer

crest

Answer

trough

Answer

wavelength

Question 22

What are electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly

Answer

sound waves

Answer

Someone's name

Answer

things like longitudinal waves

Electromagnetic Spectrum

22 questions

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?

The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?

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