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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
2.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

3.
What waves have the lowest energy? 
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Visible light waves
c)
Radio waves
d)
X rays
4.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

5.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 10-10m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Infrared ray

c)

X-ray

d)

Gamma Ray

6.

Infrared radiation can be used to take special pictures called thermographs. “Graph” means “image”. What can you infer about the prefix “thermo”?

a)

It means “light”

b)

It means “energy”

c)

It means “heat”

d)

It means “radio”

7.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
This shows the phenomenon known as....
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
mirrors
d)
focal point
9.

What is the separating of light into different colors when it passes through a narrow slit?

a)

refraction

b)

absorption

c)

diffraction

d)

light waves

10.

What color is an object that absorbs all colors in the light spectrum?

a)

white

b)

green

c)

none

d)

black

11.

What color is an object that reflects all the light?

a)

blue

b)

rainbow

c)

white

d)

none

12.

A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

a)

no light is being absorbed

b)

green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.

c)

green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected

d)

green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed

13.

An example of translucent

a)

waxed paper

b)

mirror

c)

tv screen

d)

window

14.

An example of transparent

a)

rock

b)

window

c)

spoon

d)

mug

15.

An example of opaque.

a)

rock

b)

wax paper

c)

window

d)

frosted glass