WorksheetsElectromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the entire range of light that can be detected by the human eye?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
visible light
c)
infrared light
d)
x-rays
2.
If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy?
a)
Energy is higher.
b)
Energy is lower.
c)
Energy is not dependent on wavelength.
3.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause damage to eyes and skin, and sometimes even cancer?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
microwaves
4.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy?
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
5.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
x-rays
6.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
7.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy?
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
8.
EM waves are always____________
a)
Transverse
b)
Compression
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
9.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
10.
Infrared waves are used in__________________.
a)
Bath tubs
b)
Microwaves
c)
Remote Controls
d)
Tanning
11.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
12.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
13.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
14.
EM waves ________ a medium.
a)
require
b)
don't require
c)
can have
d)
sometimes have
15.
EM waves _______ travel the same speed in a vacuum.
a)
never
b)
sometimes
c)
always
d)
can
16.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
17.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
18.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
19.
Nuclear weapons are examples of __________.
a)
x-rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
20.
All electromagnetic waves have _________ wavelengths and ________ frequencies.
a)
different, similar
b)
different, different
c)
similar, similar
d)
similar, different
21.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
22.
This type of EM wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
23.
________ is an EM wave that has the LEAST energy.
a)
radio
b)
gamma rays
c)
microwaves
d)
visible light
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