Electromagnetic Waves

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What do you have at 10^3?
Wavelength Not Frequency

• Microwaves
• Infrared
• Radio
• X-Ray

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What do you have at 10^-5?
Wavelength Not Frequency

• Microwaves
• Infrared
• Radio
• X-Ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What do you have at 10^-2?
Wavelength Not Frequency

• Microwaves
• Infrared
• Radio
• X-Ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Infrared rays
• ultraviolet rays
• microwaves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• gamma rays
• x-rays
• ultraviolet rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2