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WorksheetsGS Ch 4: Electromagnetic Waves
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
specific frequency that a radio station is assigned and uses to broadcast signals
carrier wave
microwave
radio waves
transceiver
wave created by vibrating electric charges, can travel through a vacuum or through matter, and have a wide variety of frequencies and wavelengths
electromagnetic wave
carrier wave
Global Positioning System
radiant energy
electromagnetic wave with no mass and no charge that travels at the speed of light and is usually emitted with alpha and beta particles from a decaying atomic nucleus, has a wavelength less than about ten trillionths
gamma rays
photon
radiant energy
X rays
system of satellites and ground monitoring stations that enable a receiver to determine its location at or above Earth's surface
Global Positioning System
transcceiver
visible light
magnetic field
electromagnetic waves that have a wavelength between about 1 mm and 750 billionths of a meter
infrared wave
ultraviolet wave
radio wave
visible light
the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted
magnetic field
microwaves
electromagnetic wave
radiant energy
radio waves with wavelengths between about 1 m and 1 mm
microwaves
radio waves
infrared waves
ultraviolet waves
particle that electromagnetic waves sometimes emit, behave like light; has energy that increases as the frequency of the electromagnetic wave increases
photon
gamma rays
radiant energy
carrier wave
energy carried by an electromagnetic wave
radiant energy
gamma rays
photon
transceiver
electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than about 1 mm, used for communication
radio waves
carrier wave
microwaves
infrared waves
device that transmits one radio signal and receives another radio signal at the same time, allowing a cordless phone user to talk and listen at the same time
transceiver
carrier wave
radio waves
magnetic field
electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between about 400 billionths and 10 billions of a meter
ultraviolet waves
visible light
X rays
gamma rays
electromagnetic waves with wavelengths of 750 to 400 billionths of a meter that can be detected by human eyes
visible light
X rays
ultraviolet waves
infrared wave
electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between about 10 billionths of a meter and 10 trillionths of a meter, that are often used for medical imaging
X rays
ultraviolet waves
infrared wave
microwaves
