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EM Waves

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Your teacher's name after spring break will be
a)
Miss Christensen
b)
Mrs. Christensen
c)
Miss Callahan
d)
Mrs. Callahan
2.
What is a vacuum? 
a)
A space with only air in it
b)
A space with NO matter at all present
c)
A machine you use to do your chores
3.
Frequency is a measure of...
a)
length of the wave
b)
height of the wave
c)
number of waves a second
d)
number of waves an hour
4.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
5.
The EM wave with frequency higher than infrared and lower than UV.
a)
radio
b)
visible light
c)
xray
d)
gamma
6.
4 is 
a)
radio
b)
UV 
c)
Visible Light
d)
X-ray
7.
7 is 
a)
Radio
b)
UV
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
8.
When the wavelength increases the frequency will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
9.
EM waves  
a)
Must travel through a vacuum
b)
Can travel through a medium or a vacuum
c)
Are the same type of wave as mechanical waves
d)
Can only travel through a vacuum
10.
Visible light is 
a)
radiation
b)
light
c)
a way to transfer energy
d)
all of these
11.
All EM waves travel at  
a)
different speeds
b)
the speed of sound
c)
the speed of light
d)
the speed of a vacuum
12.
Predict which EM wave could cause more damage 
a)
Radio wave
b)
UV wave
c)
X-ray
d)
Gamma ray
13.
EM waves travel the speed of light which is..
a)
3000 miles/sec
b)
300,000 km/sec
c)
3000 miles/hour
d)
30 miles per hour
14.
Infrared rays are important for
a)
Warming the Earth
b)
Providing visible light for plants
c)
Taking X-rays
15.
EM waves have the same speed but different:
a)
frequency & medium 
b)
wavelength & frequency
c)
medium & wavelength
d)
color & medium
16.
You might see lights that give off Infrared radiation
a)
At AppleBee's warming your food
b)
In the super market  cooling the icecream
17.
Which of these lists the EM waves from Highest to lowest frequency?
a)
Radio -  Micro - Gamma - Visible light - UV - Xrays - Infrared - Xrays
b)
Radio - Micro - Infrared - Visible light - UV - X - Gamma waves
c)
Gamma - Xray - UV - Visible light - Infrared - Micro - radio