Electromagnetic Spectrum

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

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays
• x-rays
• gamma rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

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

• gamma rays
• x-rays
• ultraviolet rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?

• ultraviolet rays
• microwaves
• infrared rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

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

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through empty space
• They can change direction by reflection 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What electromagnetic wave do humans emit as heat energy?

• infrared light

• ultraviolet light

• visible light

• microwaves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4