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Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Waves and Their Properties

Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Waves and Their Properties

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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NGSS.HS-PS4-3
The video tutorial covers the electromagnetic spectrum, detailing the order and characteristics of different types of waves, such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic radiation. It explains the relationship between energy, frequency, and wavelength, and provides equations for calculating these properties. The tutorial includes practical problems and conversions, such as calculating photon energy and converting between units like nanometers and electron volts.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

Gamma rays

X-rays

Ultraviolet rays

Radio waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency of the light?

It increases

It decreases

It fluctuates

It remains constant

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of light in a vacuum in meters per second?

3 x 10^8 m/s

2.26 x 10^8 m/s

1.33 x 10^8 m/s

2.4 x 10^8 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between wavelength and energy of a photon?

Directly proportional

Inversely proportional

No relationship

Randomly proportional

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unit is used to measure the frequency of light?

Nanometers

Hertz

Electron volts

Joules

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the wavelength of a photon is 700 nanometers, what is its frequency in hertz?

1.692 x 10^15 Hz

3 x 10^8 Hz

2.84 x 10^-19 Hz

4.286 x 10^14 Hz

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the speed of light when it travels through diamond compared to water?

It becomes zero

It remains the same

It decreases

It increases

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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