Electromagnetic Spectrum

An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a 

• X-ray

• Microwave

• Visible light wave

• Infrared wave

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What waves have the lowest energy? 

• Gamma rays

• Visible light waves

• Radio waves

• X rays

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Which color has the longest wavelength?

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Purple

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Reorder the following from shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength.

• visible light

• infrared rays

• x-rays

• gamma waves

• ultraviolet waves

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The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous range of ______ for electromagnetic radiation.

• light

• frequencies

• particles

• magnestism

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Match the following

• Has the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequency

• Gamma Rays

• Has the highest energy of all electromagnetic radiation and is the most damaging to human tissue

• Microwaves

• Overexposure to this can result in sunburns and skin cancer

• Infrared rays

• Used in cell phone communication and police radar systems

• Radio waves

• It is used in thermal imaging

• UV rays

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Both X-rays and gamma rays have higher frequencies than ultraviolet rays.

• True

• False

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Which has a higher frequency?

• visible light

• ultraviolet rays

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What is the difference between frequency and wavelength?

• The shorter wavelength, the less frequency.

• The longer the wavelength, the frequency is greater.

• The longer the wavelength, the frequency is less.

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Electromagnetic waves that you can see

• radio waves

• visible light

• x-rays

• ultraviolet rays

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