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Here Comes The Sun's Energy

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sunlight is composed of energy that is visible to humans and energy that is not visible to humans. Which statement describes how the visible energy from the Sun is different from the non-visible energy?

a)

It travels at a different speed through space.

b)

It travels a different distance through space

c)

It has different wavelengths.

d)

It has different amplitudes.

2.

All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum. However, different kinds of electromagnetic waves have different wavelengths. For example, microwaves have longer wavelengths than visible light. How is it possible for both microwaves and visible light to travel at the same speed in a vacuum if they have different wavelengths?

a)

Microwaves and visible light have the same energy.

b)

Microwaves and visible light have different frequencies.

c)

The waves of visible light have less energy than microwaves,

d)

The distance between a point on one wave to the identical point on the next wave is the same for both microwaves and visible light.

3.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
4.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
5.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
6.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
7.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
8.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
9.

Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

a)

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

b)

Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo

c)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

10.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared Rays
c)
Visible Light
d)
Gamma Rays
11.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
12.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through a vacuum 
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
13.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
14.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

a)

varying

b)

long

c)

the same

d)

short

15.

The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called?

a)

frequency

b)

amplitud

c)

wavelength

d)

hertz

16.

All electromagnetic waves have the same _________ in a vacuum.

a)

frequency

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

energy

17.
The height of the wave is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
18.
EM waves are always____________
a)
Transverse
b)
Compression
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
19.
______waves can help sterilize medical equipment by killing bacteria. 
a)
Infrared
b)
Visible
c)
Gamma
d)
Ultraviolet
20.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
21.

The visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of the colors that we see in a rainbow. Each color we see corresponds to a different wavelength of light. Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Violet

d)

Yellow

22.

Heather puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that when she looks through the glass and the water from the side, the straw appears to be broken. Which term best explains why the straw looks like it is broken?

a)

Absorption

b)

Refraction

c)

Scattering

d)

Transmission

23.

The energy generated by the sun travels to Earth as EM waves. Because the radiation from the sun travels to Earth in varying wavelengths, scientists consider them to be a spectrum. Which statement describes an EM wave with a long wavelength.

a)

It has a high frequency and low energy

b)

It has a high frequency and high energy

c)

It has a low frequency and can travel through a vacuum

d)

It has a low frequency and needs a medium to travel through.

24.

This diagram best shows __________.

a)

Refraction

b)

Absorption

c)

Reflection

d)

High Frequency

25.

Kana shines a blue and red light onto a blue piece of paper. What color of light bounce off the paper?

a)

Only red

b)

Only blue

c)

Both red and blue

d)

Neither red nor blue

26.

Habib looks around his classroom at different objects. Which object reflects almost all of the light that strikes it?

a)

White poster board

b)

Clear window glass

c)

Bright overhead light

d)

Black construction paper

27.

Sonia tapped one end of a long wooden table. Sanjay and Marc listened for the sounds. Sanjay pressed his ear to the table and heard the taps that seemed louder than the taps that Marc heard. Why?

a)

More energy reached Sanjay's ear than Marc's ear.

b)

Particles of wood are farther apart than particles of air.

c)

Sound travels through air and wood at different speeds.

d)

The taps only made the table vibrate, they did not make the air vibrate.

28.

Ava covers a flashlight with a piece of thick, black paper. Why doesn't she see the light when she turns on the flashlight?

a)

The paper absorbs most of the light

b)

The paper refracts most of the light

c)

The paper reflects most of the light

d)

The paper transmits most of the light

29.

Caleb counts the number of ocean waves that pass the end of a pier in one minute. What property of waves does Caleb measure?

a)

Wave speed

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength