Generation Genius Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?

• X-rays, visible light, radio waves

• gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays

• infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

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What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases? 

• The energy increases

• The energy decreases

• The energy stays the same 

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Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

• Infrared

• The color Indigo

• Infrared

• TV

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True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true

• false

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion

• a very l;arge portion

• about half

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass

• Wave

• Current

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Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

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Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?

• gamma rays

• x-rays

• ultraviolet rays

What is the Order of the visible portion of the Electromagnetic System?

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

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

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

• Violet,Blue,Red,Orange,yellow,green,Indigo