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WorksheetsEM Spectrum and Waves
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is radio waves located?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
8
2.
Where is gamma on the EM spectrum?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
1
3.
Where is Ultraviolet (UV) on the EM spectrum?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
5
4.
What is represented by the #2?
a)
Radio
b)
X-Ray
c)
Mircowave
d)
Visible Light
5.
Which one has the lowest frequency?
a)
Visible Light
b)
Microwave
c)
Radio
d)
Gamma
6.
Put the EM waves in increasing order
a)
visible light, microwave, gamma
b)
infrared, microwave, radio
c)
ultraviolet, radio, x-ray
d)
radio, visible light, ultraviolet
7.
How does the rays from the sun travel?
a)
at the speed of sound
b)
at the speed of light
c)
faster than the speed of sound
d)
faster than the speed of light
8.
In a vacuum all EM waves travel at the same
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
9.
Infrared has a higher frequency than
a)
x-ray
b)
gamma
c)
visible light
d)
radio
10.
Which letter is the trough?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
F
d)
E
11.
Which letter is the amplitude?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
B
12.
Which letter is the crest?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
D
d)
C
13.
Which TWO letters represent NOTHING we have talked about?
a)
A and B
b)
C and B
c)
C and D
d)
F and E
14.
How are different types of radiation arranged along the EM spectrum?
a)
mediums they travel through
b)
energy they carry
c)
sources they come from
d)
whether you can see them
15.
What would the wavelength look like if it has low energy?
a)
Long
b)
short
16.
What type of radiation would your cellphone have?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
17.
All the colors of the visible light spectrum reflected will result in
a)
red light
b)
white light
c)
black light
d)
violet light
18.
Light slows down when passing from
a)
air into water
b)
water into air
c)
water into solid
d)
solid into air
19.
Absorbed light is converted into
a)
electrical
b)
thermal
c)
mechanical
d)
nuclear
20.
What type of wave is sound?
a)
radio
b)
mechanical
c)
electromagnetic
d)
ocean
21.
Which wave type does not need a medium?
a)
sound
b)
electromagnetic
22.
Which color will be warmer?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
none of the colors
d)
all the colors
23.
Which of the following is the main difference between the types of radiation?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
temperature
d)
chemical make up
24.
Gamma radiation does not have the
a)
most energy
b)
shortest wavelength
c)
least energy
d)
ability to be used in cancer treatments
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