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EM Waves End of Topic Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
2.

When the wavelength increases the frequency will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain same

d)

none of these

3.

Infrared rays are important for

a)

Warming the Earth

b)

Providing visible light for plants

c)

Taking X-rays

d)

all of these

4.

Which of these lists the EM waves from Highest to lowest frequency?

a)

Radio - Micro - Gamma - Visible light - UV - Xrays - Infrared - Xrays

b)

Radio - Micro - Infrared - Visible light - UV - X - Gamma waves

c)

Gamma - Xray - UV - Visible light - Infrared - Micro - radio

d)

none

5.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
6.
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
7.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
8.
How do FM waves travel?
a)
As changes in the frequency of the wave
b)
As changes in the amplitude of the wave
c)
As changes in the wavelength of the wave
d)
As changes in the resonance of the wave
9.

Radio Waves can travel through the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Radio waves can be communicated around the world because...

a)

they travel through the ionosphere and can be retransmitted by satellites

b)

they reflect from the ionosphere and can be picked up and retransmitted by aerials around the world

c)

they can be sent through fibre optic cables at the speed of 300 million metres per second

d)

they travel in straight lines and can go through the Earth to the other side of the world

11.

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

a)

3×1083\times10^8 m/s

b)

3×10−83\times10^{-8} m/s

c)

6.63×10346.63\times10^{34} J s

d)

6.63×10−346.63\times10^{-34} J s

12.

What is the wavelength of a microwave transmission at 1,575.42 MHz?

a)

 1.9×10−141.9\times10^{-14}  m

b)

 1.9×10−91.9\times10^{-9}  m

c)

 0.190.19  m

d)

 19001900  m

13.

Microwaves are used for mobile phone and other satellite communication because they are not reflected by the

(a)  

14.

Aerials work by..

a)

absorbing electromagnetic waves, which makes electrons move up and down with the same frequency as the wave

b)

absorbing electromagnetic waves, which sends a direct current through the aerial

c)

absorbing sound waves which can be made into electrical signals

d)

absorbing electromagnetic waves, which emits a sound with the same frequency as the wave

15.
What is the most prominent use of Fiber Optics today?
a)
Phones
b)
Television Screens
c)
The Internet
d)
MRI imaging
16.

Which of these are uses of gamma radiation?

a)

Tanning beds

b)

Radiotherapy

c)

Sterilisation

d)

Medical tracers

17.

Put the following in the order of wavelength, starting with the longest

a)

Ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays

b)

X-rays, gamma rays, Ultraviolet

c)

Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet

d)

Ultraviolet, light, infrared

18.

Gamma rays are positively charged.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
What is a vacuum? 
a)
A space with only air in it
b)
A space with NO matter at all present
c)
A machine you use to do your chores
20.
Frequency is a measure of...
a)
length of the wave
b)
height of the wave
c)
number of waves a second
d)
number of waves an hour