EMS Spectrum

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

• 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

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Radio waves

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• X-rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

• gamma ray

• infrared wave

• visible light wave

• microwave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

• All of it

• None of it

• Most of it

• Only a small part

Quasars are extremely distant celestial bodies. Investigators using a special telescope determined that a certain quasar was emitting waves with a frequency of 1.41 × 109 Hz. An

electromagnetic spectrum is shown.

• microwaves

• Infrared

• Visible Light

• Gamma Rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• X-rays

• Visible Light

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet Rays

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.

• decreases.

• stays the same.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 

• They transmit energy instead of matter 

• They can travel through empty space

• They can change direction by reflection 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1