Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.
• decreases.
• stays the same.

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass
• Wave
• Current

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

• The color yellow

• The color blue

• The color indigo

• The color orange

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

• microwaves

• UV rays

• Infrared

• the color blue

Which of the following has the most energy?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Violet

A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?

• Does it require a medium in order to travel?

• Can it pass through air and water?

• Does it have a measurable speed?

• Does it have a measurable frequency?

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

• EM waves have very short wavelengths

• EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

• EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

• EM waves can change direction by reflection