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GS Ch 4: Electromagnetic Waves

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

specific frequency that a radio station is assigned and uses to broadcast signals

a)

carrier wave

b)

microwave

c)

radio waves

d)

transceiver

2.

wave created by vibrating electric charges, can travel through a vacuum or through matter, and have a wide variety of frequencies and wavelengths

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

carrier wave

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

radiant energy

3.

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

a)

gamma rays

b)

photon

c)

radiant energy

d)

X rays

4.

system of satellites and ground monitoring stations that enable a receiver to determine its location at or above Earth's surface

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

transcceiver

c)

visible light

d)

magnetic field

5.

electromagnetic waves that have a wavelength between about 1 mm and 750 billionths of a meter

a)

infrared wave

b)

ultraviolet wave

c)

radio wave

d)

visible light

6.

the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted

a)

magnetic field

b)

microwaves

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

radiant energy

7.

radio waves with wavelengths between about 1 m and 1 mm

a)

microwaves

b)

radio waves

c)

infrared waves

d)

ultraviolet waves

8.

particle that electromagnetic waves sometimes emit, behave like light; has energy that increases as the frequency of the electromagnetic wave increases

a)

photon

b)

gamma rays

c)

radiant energy

d)

carrier wave

9.

energy carried by an electromagnetic wave

a)

radiant energy

b)

gamma rays

c)

photon

d)

transceiver

10.

electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than about 1 mm, used for communication

a)

radio waves

b)

carrier wave

c)

microwaves

d)

infrared waves

11.

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

a)

transceiver

b)

carrier wave

c)

radio waves

d)

magnetic field

12.

electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between about 400 billionths and 10 billions of a meter

a)

ultraviolet waves

b)

visible light

c)

X rays

d)

gamma rays

13.

electromagnetic waves with wavelengths of 750 to 400 billionths of a meter that can be detected by human eyes

a)

visible light

b)

X rays

c)

ultraviolet waves

d)

infrared wave

14.

electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between about 10 billionths of a meter and 10 trillionths of a meter, that are often used for medical imaging

a)

X rays

b)

ultraviolet waves

c)

infrared wave

d)

microwaves