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Chapter 12 8th Grade Science Electromagnetic Sprectrum

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speed of electromagnetic waves is ____.

a)

greater in water than in air

b)

less for light than for X rays

c)

300,000 km/s in a vacuum

d)

different for each frequency in a

vacuum

2.

Oscillating electrons generate changing ____ fields.

a)

magnetic

b)

electric

c)

radio

d)

Both electric and magnetic

3.

Electromagnetic waves ____.

a)

are compressional waves

b)

must have a medium

c)

are transverse waves

d)

are generated by static electricity

4.

The ____ is the particle that carries radiant energy.

a)

photon

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

proton

5.

The ____ of light determines whether a radiation will eject electrons.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

intensity

d)

speed

6.

Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths is ____.

a)

gamma rays

b)

ultraviolet waves

c)

radio waves

d)

infrared waves

7.

The electromagnetic waves with wavelengths slightly longer than visible light are ____.

a)

X rays

b)

infrared waves

c)

microwaves

d)

ultraviolet waves

8.

The frequency of purple light is ____ that of yellow light.

a)

higher than

b)

lower than

c)

the same as

d)

faster than

9.

____ are used for medical imaging.

a)

Ultraviolet waves

b)

Infrared waves

c)

X rays

d)

Gamma rays

10.

Your body needs ____ to make vitamin D.

a)

visible light waves

b)

infrared waves

c)

microwaves

d)

ultraviolet waves

11.

Gamma rays are dangerous because they ____.

a)

break down molecules and cells

b)

fluoresce

c)

cause food to spoil

d)

cause sunburn

12.

Carrier waves are in the wavelengths of ____.

a)

light waves

b)

infrared waves

c)

radio waves

d)

microwaves

13.

FM frequencies are in the range of ____.

a)

radio waves

b)

sonic waves

c)

microwaves

d)

infrared waves

14.

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum usually used for communication is ____.

a)

radio waves

b)

ultraviolet waves

c)

gamma rays

d)

infrared waves

15.

A pager is a ____.

a)

cap code

b)

cell

c)

CRT

d)

radio receiver