Electromagnetic Spectrum

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

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• radio waves

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Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

• Infrared Radiation

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Gamma Rays

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

• Only a small portion

• About Half

• Most of the EM spectrum

• All of the EM spectrum

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Radio waves

• Ultraviolet Radiation

• Visible Light

• X-rays

The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

• Increasing frequency

• Increasing speed

• Increasing amplitude

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Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?

• X-rays

• Visible Light

• Infrared Radiation

• Microwaves

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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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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?

• X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays

• UV rays, visible light, x-rays

• 
  infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves

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Longest Wavelengths and Lowest Frequencies?

• Visible light

• Microwaves

• X-Rays

• Radio Waves

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Shorter Wavelengths have ____Energy. Longer Wavelengths have___Energy.

• Lower, Higher

• Higher, Lower

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