Quiz about Electromagnetic Spectrum Practice

Question 1

What is a repeating pattern that can transfer energy?

Accepted Answer

Wave

Answer

Motif

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Prism

Answer

Radio

Question 2

What is the distance from the peak of one wave to the next peak?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

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Frequency

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Period

Question 3

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

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Frequency

Answer

Amplitude

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Period

Answer

Wavelength

Question 4

These waves make water molecules vibrate and warm up.

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Microwaves

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Gamma

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Radio

Answer

Ultraviolet

Question 5

These high-energy waves are given off by radioactive materials.

Accepted Answer

Gamma

Answer

Microwaves

Answer

Radio

Answer

Ultraviolet

Question 6

These waves are used to send signals, including WiFi and text messages.

Accepted Answer

Radio

Answer

Gamma

Answer

Microwaves

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Ultraviolet

Question 7

These waves from the sun cause sunburn.

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet

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Gamma

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Microwaves

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Radio

Question 8

The energy of waves _______ as the wavelength gets shorter.

Accepted Answer

increases

Answer

decreases

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stays the same

Question 9

What type of electromagnetic wave has a higher frequency than visible light and a larger wavelength than x-rays

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet

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Infrared

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Gamma

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visible

Question 10

Which electromagnetic wave has the least amount of energy

Accepted Answer

radio

Answer

Gamma Ray

Answer

Infrared

Answer

Visible light

Question 11

Which electromagnetic wave has the longest waves

Accepted Answer

radio

Answer

visible

Answer

ultraviolet

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microwave

Question 12

Which electromagnetic wave is the only one we can see?

Accepted Answer

Visible

Answer

Gamma Rays

Answer

Ocean

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Infrared

Question 13

What tool can analyze light from the stars?

Accepted Answer

Spectroscope

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Telescope

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Radio telescope

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X-ray telescope

Question 14

What is the name for when a star's spectrum has shifted towards a red or blue light?

Accepted Answer

Doppler effect

Answer

Thermal analysis

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Newton effect

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Coriolis Effect

Question 15

If a star spectrum appears to have shifted towards the red spectrum...

Accepted Answer

The star is moving away from us

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The star is moving closer to us

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The star is cooling down

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The star is heating up

Question 16

Gamma waves have the ________ energy on the electromagnetic spectrum.

Accepted Answer

highest

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lowest

Question 17

_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.

Accepted Answer

gamma rays

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x-rays

Answer

infrared rays

Answer

visible light

Question 18

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.

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higher

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lower

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neither, stays the same

Question 19

Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

Accepted Answer

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Answer

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

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Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo

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Yellow, Blue, Orange, Violet, Red

Question 20

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Accepted Answer

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

Answer

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 21

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Answer

crest

Answer

trough

Answer

amplitude

Question 22

This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.

Accepted Answer

x-ray

Answer

gamma ray

Answer

brokenometer

Answer

radio wave

Question 23

Which wave below has the highest energy?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Question 24

Which wave below has the lowest energy?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Question 25

The number of waves that pass in a set amount of time (usually a second)

Accepted Answer

Frequency

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Crest

Answer

Amplitude

Electromagnetic Spectrum Practice

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