Waves and EM Spectrum

Light/EM Spectrum waves are

• longitudinal

• compression

• transverse

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What type of waves move particles perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• longitudinal

• transverse

• compression

As the length of the wave increases, what happens to its frequency?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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When an electron moves from an excited state to the ground state

• a photon of light will be emitted

• a photon will be absorbed

• the electron will move outward

• the atom has gained energy

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EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space

• True

• False

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Click all of the different types of spectrums

• Absorption

• Emission

• Atomic

• Continuous

What type of wave has the largest wavelength and the lowest frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Radio

• Micro

• Gamma

• X ray

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________________ have the highest energy and shortest wavelength of all electromagnetic waves.

• Gamma

• X Ray

• Radio

• Microwaves

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As the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave gets LONGER, the frequency gets ____________.

• Lower

• Higher

• does not change

• doubles

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Why is a light wave not considered a mechanical wave?

• A light wave is visible to humans.

• A light wave moves faster than most waves.

• A light wave does not have a wavelength.

• A light wave travels through the vacuum of space.

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