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WorksheetsElectromagnetic Radiation
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 57mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the entire range of light that can be detected by the human eye?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
visible light
c)
infrared light
d)
x-rays
2.
If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy?
a)
Energy is higher.
b)
Energy is lower.
c)
Energy is not dependent on wavelength.
3.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause damage to eyes and skin, and sometimes even cancer?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
microwaves
4.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy?
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
5.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
x-rays
6.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy?
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
7.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
8.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
9.
EM waves ________ a medium.
a)
require
b)
don't require
c)
can have
d)
sometimes have
10.
EM waves _______ travel the same speed in a vacuum.
a)
never
b)
sometimes
c)
always
d)
can
11.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
12.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
13.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
14.
Nuclear weapons are examples of __________.
a)
x-rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
15.
All electromagnetic waves have _________ wavelengths and ________ frequencies.
a)
different, similar
b)
different, different
c)
similar, similar
d)
similar, different
16.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
17.
This type of EM wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
18.
________ is an EM wave that has the LEAST energy.
a)
radio
b)
gamma rays
c)
microwaves
d)
visible light
19.
The electromagnetic spectrum is the entire range of
a)
colors
of visible light
b)
ultraviolet
light.
c)
gamma
rays and X rays.
d)
EM
waves.
20.
The entire electromagnetic spectrum is divided into regions by
a)
color
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
the way they are used
21.
White light is the entire range of
a)
colors
of visible light combined.
b)
ultraviolet
light.
c)
gamma
rays and X rays.
d)
EM
waves.
22.
Which color of light has the longest wavelength?
a)
orange
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
green
23.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
24.
Which is the correct order of colors in the rainbow?
a)
AJSKHSH
b)
ROYGEEBIV
c)
ROBBIEBIV
d)
ROYGBIV
25.
What is visible light composed of?
a)
ROYGBIV
b)
White Light
c)
Rainbow
d)
Light that's visible
26.
Which wave has the 3rd shortest wavelength.
a)
X-Ray
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible Light
d)
Ultraviolet
27.
What is color associated with?
a)
Gamma Waves
b)
The objects that you see.
c)
ROYGBIV
d)
White Light
28.
How fast do Electromagnetic waves travel?
a)
300,000,000m/s
b)
1m/s
c)
ROYGBIV/s
d)
60,000,000m/s
29.
True or False: EM waves are the only waves that can travel through empty space.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
Not This One
d)
Maybe This One
30.
Which type of wave is shown in the above picture?
a)
Sound
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
31.
Electromagnetic waves travel around 300,000 kilometers per second. This is known as the speed of ______.
a)
Rays
b)
Light
c)
Sound
d)
Traveling
32.
As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
It stays the same
b)
It decreases
c)
It increases
d)
It doubles
33.
As wavelength shrinks on the electromagnetic spectrum, the frequency...
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Disappears
34.
Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
Light waves
b)
Sound waves
c)
Radio Waves
d)
X-rays
35.
Which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Yellow
b)
Red
c)
Green
d)
Purple
36.
In which list are forms of electromagnetic energy arranged in order from longest to shortest wavelength?
a)
Microwave -> Radio wave -> Infrared rays
b)
Visible light -> x-ray -> radio wave
c)
Microwave -> infrared -> visibile light
d)
Infrared -> radio wave -> ultraviolet
37.
Which electromagnetic radiation has a shorter wavelength than visible light?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Microwaves
c)
Infrared rays
d)
Ultraviolet waves
38.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
39.
What color has the shortest wavelength
a)
red
b)
violet
c)
yellow
d)
green
40.
what happens when you combine all the colors of light?
a)
it makes black
b)
it makes white
41.
What happens to wavelength as energy (frequency) increases
a)
wavelength decreases
b)
wavelength increases
c)
wavelength stays the same
42.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
43.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
44.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
45.
What will occur when light is reflected off of a smooth and flat surface?
a)
normal reflection
b)
diffuse reflection
c)
refraction
d)
none of the above
46.
A VHF radio station broadcasts radio waves of wavelength 3.0 m.
Calculate the frequency of radio waves.
a)
1.0 x 10-8 Hz
b)
9.0 Hz
c)
1.0 x 108 Hz
d)
9.0 x 108 Hz
47.
Light is a KIND of ENERGY.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Which of these is our MAIN (most important) source of light?
a)
Lightbulbs
b)
The Sun
c)
Fire
d)
All of them
49.
What happens when light hits an object you can see?
a)
The light turns corners.
b)
The light curves around the object.
c)
The object reflects the light.
d)
The light and the object do not form a shadow.
50.
What happens to blue light when it hits a shirt that appears blue?
a)
The light is reflected.
b)
The light is absorbed.
c)
The light is refracted.
d)
The light is blocked.
51.
The moon is a source of light.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
How does light travel?
a)
in a wavy path
b)
in a straight path
c)
in a zig zag path
53.
What is a prism?
a)
a transparent object that separates white light
b)
an opaque object that appears black
c)
a translucent object
54.
Why do we see objects as black?
a)
They absorb all the light
b)
They reflect all the light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect
55.
What do all waves have in common?
a)
nothing
b)
they carry energy
c)
they absorb light
d)
you can see them
56.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
57.
When a rainbow is formed outside naturally, what causes the light to refract?
a)
A. Small raindrops
b)
B. Sunlight rays
c)
C. Tiny mirrors
d)
D. Glass prisms
58.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
59.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
60.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
61.
As electrons circling an atom shift between energy levels, they absorb or release energy in the form of _____
a)
heat at a specific temperature
b)
kinetic energy at a certain speed
c)
light of a specific wavelength
d)
sound waves at a certain intensity
62.
The current model of the atom, where electrons exist within a range of possible locations, is called _____
a)
the chocolate chip cookie model
b)
the plum pudding model
c)
the quantum model
d)
the planetary model
63.
Where are electrons of an atom found?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Some are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.
d)
They are moving everywhere.
64.
Which of the following is a positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
65.
What carries no charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Electrons
c)
Protons
66.
Which is the smallest?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
atom
d)
neutron
67.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
68.
True or False? Neutrons have a negative charge
a)
True
b)
False
69.
the central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its
a)
nucleus
b)
electron cloud
c)
core
d)
center
70.
The positive particles of an atom are
a)
electrons
b)
positrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
71.
all matter is made of what
a)
energy
b)
atoms
c)
electrons
d)
compounds
72.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
73.
Everything is made up of little tiny things called _____
a)
compounds
b)
molecules
c)
atoms
d)
solids
74.
From the diagram, which particles are indicated with the arrow?
a)
electrons and protons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
electrons and neutrons
d)
photons and nucleons
75.
These particles orbit around the nucleus of an atom. What are they called?
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
photons
76.
If a grapefruit's atoms were the size of blueberries, then the grapefruit would be the size of _____
a)
the Earth
b)
a house
c)
a city
d)
the solar system
77.
If you filled the Earth with blueberries, that same number would represent the atoms in _____
a)
a grapefruit
b)
the sun
c)
a basketball
d)
a grain of sand
78.
In the center of the atom is something called _____
a)
the kernel
b)
the cell
c)
the nucleus
d)
the focal point
79.
What are the names of the particles in the nucleus?
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
protons and electrons
c)
photons and neutrons
d)
nucleons and protons
80.
If you opened up a blueberry, which represented an atom, the nucleus would be _____
a)
too small to see
b)
barely visible
c)
the size of a seed
d)
almost the size of the blueberry
81.
If a blueberry, which represents an atom, was the size of a house then the nucleus would be _____
a)
too small to see
b)
barely visible
c)
the size of a seed
d)
almost the size of the blueberry
82.
If an atom was the size of a football stadium, the nucleus would be _____
a)
too small to see
b)
barely visible
c)
the size of a marble
d)
the size of a house
83.
The protons and neutrons are inside of the nucleus, and contain almost all of _____
a)
the charge of the atom
b)
the volume of the atom
c)
the mass of the atom
d)
the kinetic energy of the atom
84.
In terms of matter, the atom is almost entirely filled with _____
a)
orbiting electrons
b)
charged protons
c)
heavy neutrons
d)
empty space
85.
To have the same density as a nucleus, how many cars must be crammed into a one-cubic-foot box?
a)
one car
b)
one hundred cars
c)
about 6 million cars
d)
about 6 billion cars
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