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Worksheets10s Waves and the EM spectrum
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is radio waves located?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
8
2.
Where is gamma on the EM spectrum?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
1
3.
What does reflection mean?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
4.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
5.
Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave. It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.
a)
radio wave
b)
tv wave
c)
Gamma wave
d)
ultra violet
6.
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
visible light
c)
infrared light
d)
x-rays
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Crest
d)
Wavelength
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
high, high
d)
low, low
11.
For a transverse wave, the oscillations are _________ to the direction of energy of the wave
a)
perpendicular
b)
parallel
c)
up and down
d)
left and right
12.
A sound wave is an example of a
a)
transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
13.
Ripples on a water surface are an example of
a)
a transverse wave
b)
a longitudinal wave
14.
The frequency of a wave is
a)
the number of waves that go past you
b)
the number of waves that go past a point each second
c)
how fast a wave is going
15.
The lowest frequency wave in the EM spectrum is:
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma
16.
The highest energy wave in the EM spectrum is
a)
UV
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma
d)
visible
17.
When light enters water or a glass block
a)
it speeds up
b)
it slows down
18.
The type of wave used in remote controls
a)
radio
b)
infrared
c)
microwaves
19.
The type of wave used by mobile phones
a)
microwaves
b)
infrared
c)
radio waves
d)
visible light
20.
Waves used in medical imaging and treatment
a)
UV and X rays
b)
X rays and microwaves
c)
X rays and gamma
21.
Which 3 waves can cause ionisation?
a)
gamma UV and microwaves
b)
gamma X rays and UV
c)
gamma X rays and infrared
22.
How many complete waves are shown here?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
23.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
24.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
25.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?
a)
They have very short wavelengths
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter
c)
They can travel through a vacuum
d)
They can change direction by reflection
26.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
27.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
28.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
29.
Which waves are used to show heat loss with heat sensitive cameras?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
ultraviolet radiation
c)
microwaves
d)
gamma rays
30.
Which rays can be felt as heat?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Infrared Radiation
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Microwaves
31.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
32.
The acronym (letters) used to remember visible light is____________
a)
KTPERRY
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
DOGPOUND
d)
ROMERO
33.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
34.
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
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