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which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:

• X-ray

• sound wave

• ultra violet rays

• microwaves

A high-frequency wave has ___________ than a low-frequency wave

• a longer wavelength

• a shorter wavelength

• the same wavelength

• a stronger source

Which kind of wave has the lowest frequency?

• gamma rays

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• microwaves

A wave with short wavelengths has a __________ frequency

• Low

• Medium

• High

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The illustration below shows what happens when light is passed through a prism. What type of light passed through the prism?

• infrared light

• ultraviolet light

• white light

• yellow light

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When NASA scientists communicate with the mars rover, shown in the illustration, they use electromagnetic radiation with a long wavelength and low energy. Which type of radiation do they most likely use?

• X-rays

• radio waves

• infrared waves

• visible light

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Visible light is made up of a spectrum of many different colors as shown in the illustration below. Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength in nanometers (nm)?

• blue

• yellow

• violet

• red

The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all the wavelengths of radiation that come from the sun. What can electromagnetic waves do that sound waves cannot do?

• change frequency

• travel through a solid object

• travel through a vacuum

• change wavelength

The sun’s energy arrives as radiation. Which statement about electromagnetic radiation is correct?

• All radiation is visible.

• Radiation travels faster than the speed of light.

• Radiation is the transfer of energy as waves.

• All radiation is invisible.

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Radio waves have a different wavelength than X-rays. Yet, both radio waves and X-rays travel as electromagnetic radiation through the vacuum of space at the same speed. Why?

• Radio waves have a shorter wavelength than X-rays.

• Radio waves have the same frequency as X-rays.

• All electromagnetic radiation travels at the same speed through space.

• Radio waves and X-rays interact with each other.

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