Light Wavelength

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

• red

• orange

• yellow

• green

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the distance between peaks of adjacent electromagnetic waves is called:

• wavelength

• frequency

• energy

• amplitude

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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see is called:

• radio waves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• x-rays

When wavelength increases...

• energy decreases

• energy increases

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We perceive various wavelengths within the visible light spectrum as:

• sound

• color

• time

• smell

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A light particle is called a(n):

• electromagnetic wave

• photon

• electron

• atom

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If you see an object that is "red", what does this mean?

• The object is absorbing only red wavelengths

• The object is reflecting only red wavelengths

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Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

• Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma

• Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible light, Infrared, Micro, Radio

• Visible light, Micro, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

• Micro, Radio, Visible light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma

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

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• None (same wavelength)

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