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3.05 Light Waves & The Electromganetic Spectrum

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is light?

a)

a form of radiant energy that you can see

b)

a form of energy you that can hear

c)

a form of energy that you can taste

d)

None of the above

2.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

gamma rays

c)

radio waves

d)

ultraviolet light

3.

Which type of waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

gamma rays

c)

radio waves

d)

ultraviolet light

4.

Which type of wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

microwaves

b)

gamma rays

c)

radio waves

d)

ultraviolet light

5.

Which type of wave has the highest frequency?

a)

microwaves

b)

gamma rays

c)

radio waves

d)

ultraviolet light

6.

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

a)

blue

b)

violet

c)

orange

d)

red

7.

Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

blue

b)

violet

c)

orange

d)

red

8.

Microwaves, gamma rays, and radio waves are all types of

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

longitudinal waves

c)

sound waves

d)

none of the above

9.

Light consists of oscillating ____________ and _________ fields. (select all that are correct)

a)

electrical

b)

sound

c)

magnetic

d)

football

10.

Light in a vacuum always moves at roughly _________________ m/s.

a)

300 m/s

b)

10,000 m/s

c)

1,000,0000 m/s

d)

300,000,000 m/s

11.

All EM waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All EM waves can be

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

diffracted

d)

all of the above

13.

What makes the different types of EM waves?

a)

a change in frequency and wavelength

b)

a change in time and length

c)

a change in space and time

d)

all of the above

14.

As you move from left to right on the EM spectrum, the freqency & energy _______________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

15.

Which of the following EM waves are used for different types of commuincation?

a)

radio

b)

microwave

c)

infrared

d)

visible

e)

all of the above