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Rays and Waves for Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you measure a wave length

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Trough to Trough

c)

The Height of the Altitude

d)

How Long the Whole Wave is

2.

What ray can we see

a)

Radio Wave

b)

Micro Wave

c)

X-Ray

d)

Visible Light

3.

What wave has the smallest wave length

a)

Ultraviolet (UV) rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

X-Rays

4.

What waves are used a lot by people

a)

Radio waves

b)

Micro waves

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Ultraviolet

5.

What do doctors use to help save lives

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Visible light

c)

Radio waves

d)

Infared

6.

What waves/ray has the largest wave length

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Micro waves

d)

Radio waves

7.

What is in between Infrared and Ultraviolet Hint: ROYGBIV

a)

Micro Waves

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Visible light

8.

Why do Gamma rays kill cancer cells

a)

Just for fun

b)

Because of science

c)

It is used in Radiation Therapy

d)

It shoots rays at the cells

9.

What wave/ray is used for communication

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

X-Rays

d)

Micro Waves

10.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for thermal equipment Hint:(thermal cameras, scopes)

a)

Infrared

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Micro Waves

d)

Visible Light

11.

What has shorter wavelengths than X-rays

a)

Infrared

b)

Radio waves

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Visible light

12.

How many waves/ray are there total in the electromagnetic spectrum

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

13.

What is the most dangerous wave on the electromagnetic spectrum

a)

X-Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible light

d)

Micro Waves

14.

Can anything see Ultraviolet waves

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What rays from the sun give us sunburns

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Visible light

c)

Gamma-rays

16.

X-rays are put in 2 categories soft and hard, which one has the shorter wave length

a)

Soft X-rays

b)

Hard X-rays

17.

What causes us to be able to see color

a)

Visible light

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Micro waves

d)

Infrared

18.

Which one's waves can be thousands of kilometers long

a)

Micro waves

b)

Radio waves

c)

Infrared

d)

Visible light

19.

Which one has the highest frequency

a)

Radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Ultraviolet

20.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum

a)

The range of all light that exists

b)

waves that exist

c)

waves that are radiated

d)

Light that people know about