WorksheetsElectromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Order of the Electromagnetic System?
a)
Red,Yellow,Orange,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet
b)
Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet
c)
Violet,Indigo,Green,Blue,Red,Orange,Yellow
d)
Violet,Blue,Red,Orange,yellow,green,Indigo
2.
Shorter Waves have ____Energy,Longer Waves___Energy?
a)
Lower,Higher
b)
Higher,Lower
3.
Shortest Wavelength and a Higher Frequency on the Electromagnetic System?
a)
X-rays
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible Lights
d)
Gamma Rays
4.
What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
a)
A Group of Energy Waves That are Visible to the human Eye.
b)
The name Given to a Group of Waves that mostly are Invisible and can travel through empty Or outer Space.
5.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
6.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
7.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
8.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
9.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?
a)
Infrared rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
microwaves
10.
Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?
a)
radio waves
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
11.
Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
12.
For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
It also decrease
b)
It stays the same
c)
It increases
13.
Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?
a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Visible light
14.
Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
X-rays
c)
Ultraviolet rays
15.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:
a)
increasing amplitutde
b)
increasing wavelength
c)
increasing frequency
16.
Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?
a)
visible light
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
17.
Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
ultraviolet rays
18.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared rays
19.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?
a)
X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays
b)
UV rays, visible light, x-rays
c)
infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
20.
The color blue has more energy than the color red.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
EM waves are always____________
a)
Transverse
b)
Compression
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
22.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
23.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
24.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
25.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
26.
______ waves are vibrations in electrical and magnetic fields.
a)
Sound
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Compression
27.
EM waves ________ a medium.
a)
require
b)
don't require
c)
can have
d)
sometimes have
28.
EM waves _______ travel the same speed in a vacuum.
a)
never
b)
sometimes
c)
always
d)
can
29.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
30.
All electromagnetic waves have _________ wavelengths and ________ frequencies.
a)
different, similar
b)
different, different
c)
similar, similar
d)
similar, different
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