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Uses of EM Lesson Checkpoint

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these waves has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma

b)

Radio

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Microwave

2.

Fill in the gap:

Radio waves, (a)   , infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma

3.

Which of the following are not uses of x-rays? (choose two)

a)

Airport scanners

b)

Satellite communication

c)

Medical imaging

d)

Detecting forged notes

4.

Which of the listed waves has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

radio waves

c)

ultraviolet

d)

x-rays

5.

Which two of these waves can be used for cooking?

a)

microwaves

b)

infrared

c)

visible light

d)

ultraviolet

6.

Microwaves are used to cook food. The energy from the microwaves are absorbed by (a)   molecules in the food.

7.

Waves transfer ________ and _________.

a)

matter and energy

b)

energy and information

c)

matter and information

8.

What type of waves are EM waves?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

9.

Waves do not transfer ________

a)

energy

b)

information

c)

matter

10.

Fill in the blank:

gamma rays, x-rays, (a)   , visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

11.

Gamma rays are used to sterilise food because they transfer a lot of (a)   .

12.

To detect faked bank notes, (a)   light is shone onto the note. That light is absorbed by the ink on the note and re-emitted as visible light.

13.

As the frequency of the wave increases, the dangers associated _______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease