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Light & EM Spectrum

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of waves are all of the EM Spectrum?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Seismic

d)

Radio Waves

2.

All EM Waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which two elements differ when looking at the EM Spectrum Waves

a)

Wavelength

b)

Speed

c)

Frequency

4.

When moving from left to right in the EM Spectrum, what happens to the frequency of the waves?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Stays the same

5.

When moving from left to right in the EM Spectrum, what happens to the wavelength of the waves?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

6.

Which wave on the EM Spectrum has the largest wavelength?

a)

Micro Waves

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Visible Light

7.

Which wave on the EM Spectrum has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Visible Light

d)

X-Ray

8.

Which part of the EM Spectrum are humans able to see?

a)

Infra Red

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible Light

d)

Gamma Rays

9.

What is the correct order (from left to right) when looking at the EM Spectrum

a)

Radio Waves, Micro Waves, Infra Red, Visible Light, UV, X-Ray, Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves, Visible Light, UV, X-Ray, Gamma Rays, Micro Waves, Infra Red

c)

Micro Waves, Infra Red, Visible Light, UV, Radio Waves, X-Ray, Gamma Rays

d)

Infra Red, Visible Light, Radio Waves, Micro Waves, UV, X-Ray, Gamma Rays

10.

Tick all of the waves that are ionising

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

UV

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Micro Waves

e)

X-Ray