Worksheets1st Period: Electromagnetic Spectrum Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The energy that is radiated to Earth by the Sun includes visible light, infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation, and other types of waves. These different forms of electromagnetic radiation are distinguished based on what property?
Amplitude
Wavelength
Speed
Intensity
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with a wavelength shorter than visible light that can cause sunburn is known as --
Infrared radiation
Microwaves
Gamma radiation
Ultraviolet radiation
When comparing 2 waves, the wave with the longest wavelength is the one that has --
the greatest height
the greatest speed
the most space between crests
traveled the longest distance
In the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which color has the longest wave length?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Violet
True or False: Radio waves have the longest wavelength and the highest frequency of the 7 waves on the electromagnetic spectrum?
True
False
Measurable properties for all waves include? (Choose all that apply)
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Energy
What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see?
Infrared
Ultraviolet
X-ray
Visible Light
How do wavelengths relate to energy?
the shorter the wavelengths in a light wave in a given period of time, the higher the energy level
the longer the wavelengths in a light wave in a given period of time, the higher the energy
Wavelengths do not relate to energy
They are equal
How does electromagnetic energy travel?
as waves that are the same in wavelength
as waves that vary in wavelength
as waves that vary in speed
with a suitcase
True or False: The higher the energy of a wave, the shorter the wavelength?
True
False
